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 Helen Storey's Dissolving Wardrobe Hopefully you are recycling your clothes by giving them to a younger sibling, goodwill or the like. But imagine a world where your clothes had an expiration date and started dissolving. What a great way to punk that co-worker you hate. Loan her your expired dress. Helen Storey wants couture to be biodegradable so she has created a collection that is dissolving in a busy London shopping area: Oxford Street.  Storey has long harboured concerns about our attitudes to waste and recycling, and during her career has woven plastic refuse bags and reused rags to make boas and evening gowns.
To realize her idea of evanescent products, such as packaging that disappears as its contents expire, Storey contacted chemist Tony Ryan, of the University of Sheffield, UK, after hearing him on the radio. Their Wonderland collaboration has produced new textiles and several patented products, including a water-purification device, a biodegradable bottle and orthopaedic shoes.
Ryan relishes the injection of wild ideas into his lab: "Helen really pushes the boundaries of our knowledge, but we share the dream of a world that uses its resources more responsibly."
(nature)References: nature Comment: on Biodegradable Couture |
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