The partnership between Ryan and Storey was formed after Storey heard the scientist talking on Radio 4’s Material World programme.� It has organically grown into a dynamic working relationship and the pair have now been given funding by NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) to provide a blueprint for collaboration for universities around the globe. Here's how it all began:

Day 1 Tony is loud and likes Rugby. Helen is quiet and likes Bikram yoga. Day 2 Tony was a teenage communist who wrote poetry and painted. Helen did ballet but hung about with skinheads who cut off her bun. Day 3 Tony is a scientist here at the University of Sheffield. Helen is an artist, designer and Research Fellow at London College of Fashion. (Next/All)