Helen Storey Foundation

Catalytic Clothing Updated 15th December 2009

Catalytic Clothing is the new project of the Helen Storey Foundation.

Conceived in February 2008 with Professor Tony Ryan of the University of Sheffield, this project sets out to use the surfaces of clothing to purify air. Working at nanoscale, the art of Catalytic Clothing will uniquely lead the science. The project will investigate how clothing technology can be used to engage the public in the science behind the impact that pollution has on our health.

Currently HSF is seeking funding to enable the project to be developed and delivered to its full potential. This is a major new project and has been awarded funding from ESPRC with the University of Sheffield.

Information on the project is available. Interested parties should contact info@helenstoreyfoundation.org

Free Radicals Updated December 2009

‘'Free Radicals'’ is a growing group of academics currently working alongside experienced ‘others’, intent on cracking key world problems. The Helen Storey Foundation is a founder member of this group which is currently sponsored by NESTA. So with deliberate, and brave collision of these diversely disciplined minds, Free Radicals have begun to broker ideas and attempt to find solutions; in the first instance on the theme of the democratisation of water.

For Water Amnesty each participating university endeavoured to save 30% of its current water use in October and November 2009. See www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/headlines/Turn-off-the-taps-plea.5654768.jp for more information. Water Amnesty was rolled out across all 33 campuses of The University of The Arts London with many supporting activities, for further details please see www.arts.ac.uk/water-amnesty

Any saving was logged, and 50% donated to OneWater, a charity which delivers clean drinking water to villages in sub Saharan Africa by installing water Playpumps, which generate 1,000 litres of water per hour through children's play on roundabouts.

The Free Radicals CLASH took place on November 20th 2009 at the London College of Fashion. Over 50 people attended the event. The focus of the CLASH was to give attendees a first hand experience of the collaborative process, and to share the work and process to date with other universities in order to encourage their own social innovation. For more information see www.wearefreeradicals.co.uk where responses, photographs and film of the day are available.

Water Amnesty iApp

Carry out your own personal Water Amnesty, learn how much water you use each week and see how easy savings could be. Designed by DED Associates for The Free Radicals Water Amnesty Project. Available online end September 2009. For more information contact us

Researchers Revealed Posted 19th October 2009

Helen took part in Researchers Night, at The Great North Museum, Newcastle On September 25th, part of the pan-European event organised by The European Commission. For a full programme www.researchersrevealed.co.uk

You can see the interview transcript of Helen Talking about Primitive Streak and listen to the interview at www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/2009.09.27/

Walking for Kevin 2009/10 Updated 1st February 2010

In Summer 2009 Caroline and Helen pledged to walk to raise £7500 to build a pump for One Water in Africa. This pump will allow children to go to school and girls to be educated apart for all the other benefits to these rural African communities. This was to honour the life of Kevin Thompson who had a close association with this cause.

Collectively Helen, Caroline and many friends and family walked over 350 miles across many parts of Britain: Over 100 of you gave so generously, for which we are grateful.

We are pleased to announce that the funding for a water pump in Malawi is now complete. Some anonymous donations sent to One Water have been passed on to our fund meaning that we have now raised the require £7500 for the pump. These donations for £800 are being added to the £6700 we raised.

In 2 to 3 months Onewater will supply us with details of the exact location of the village in Malawi where pure water can be pumped from the water table. We will post more details here in 2 to 3 months, but in the meantime we would like to extend our thanks to all those who have walked sponsored or generally encouraged this endeavour. The pump will have a dedicated sign and we are proposing to say the following: This pump is dedicated to the life and times of Kevin Thompson (1953 to 2008) of London, whose family and friends walked 250 miles around Britain in Summer 2009 to raise the money.

Helen Storey awarded MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours Posted 4th September 2009

The Helen Storey Foundation is proud to announce that Helen Storey has been made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queens birthday honours. This is for services to the arts. Helen will be presented with the award on October 20th 2009.

Press enquiries should be directed to Rebecca Munro, Press Officer: London College of Fashion, 20 John Prince's Street, London W1G 0BJ, Tel: +44 (0)207 514 2998

For further information please contact info@helenstoreyfoundation.org

A new role for Helen Storey Posted 4th September 2009

Helen Storey has been appointed Co-Director of the Centre for Fashion Science at London College of Fashion and made Professor of Fashion Science as of March 2009. Her work with HSF continues as before.

Reunited on Radio 4’s Material World - Posted 4th September 2009

Helen Storey and Tony Ryan return to the programme that drew them together. Listen again to their interviews here

Wonderland Education Website- Posted 4th September 2009

Please visit http://www.wonderland-sheffield.co.uk/education/index.html to
see Helen Storey Foundation’s new Wonderland education pages

Primitive Streak -Posted 4th September 2009

For images and for a new short film of Primitive Streak in Belfast by Ciaran Humphries please see the Primitive Streak project pages, to view the film directly see Primitive Streak by Ciaran Humphries

Plans are underway for tours in 2010 to Australia and the North East of England. More information will be posted here in Summer 2009.

HSF is seeking organisations interested in acquiring Primitive Streak in its entirety. The aim is to place it in an environment, either public, gallery or corporate space, where public access can be guaranteed for posterity. We are open to diverse approaches and seek to find a mutually beneficial long-term home where these works can be enjoyed.

Blast from the Past -Posted 4th September 2009

See an exclusive selection of Chris Moore’s shots of the best of Helen’s
fashion collections from 1990 onwards. See Fashion section
For downloadable options contact the Library at Catwalking: Catwalk@ChrisMoore.co.uk