Hélène is a designer, researcher and educator whose textile and garment-based work addresses concerns and developments in the areas of: sustainability, new digital technologies, craft and legacy practices of making and generative systems. Her creative practice explores modes of social engagement, identity construction and clothing consumption habits. It is informed by a past professional career in fashion and manufacturing. Since 2011 Hélène has led the cloTHING(s) as Conversation research initiative. She is also a co-founder of Emily Carr’s Material Matters Research Center. Her research is affiliated with the Emily Carr DESIS lab, the International Local Wisdom Network and the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator. It has been published in numerous national and international design research conferences and symposiums and recieved funding from SSHRC, NSERC, GRAND-ADNODE and Emily Carr University’s President’s Research Fund.
