Design
Icy reception

The Icehotel, in Jukkasjärvi near Kiruna in Sweden, celebrates its 25th anniversary with art suites designed by artists handpicked from around the world. We take a look


Up There by Luc Voisin & Mathieu Brison of Les Ateliers de Germaine depicts the Parisien skyline
Up There by Luc Voisin & Mathieu Brison of Les Ateliers de Germaine depicts the Parisien skyline / PHOTO: Christopher Hauser
Each spring, an open call is issued for ideas for that year’s art suites. The hotel provides instructors and tools for the actual sculpting
Each spring, an open call is issued for ideas for that year’s art suites. The hotel provides instructors and tools for the actual sculpting / PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren
Dr Frankenstein’s laboratory recreated by Karl-Johan Ekeroth & Christian Strömqvist
Dr Frankenstein’s laboratory recreated by Karl-Johan Ekeroth & Christian Strömqvist / PHOTO: Christopher Hauser
The Icebar was designed by Wouter Biegelaar, Viktor Tsarski and Maurizio Perron.
The Icebar was designed by Wouter Biegelaar, Viktor Tsarski and Maurizio Perron. / PHOTO: VIKTOR TSARSKI
The Icehotel is constructed between October and December each year
The Icehotel is constructed between October and December each year / PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren
The Icehotel is constructed between October and December each year
The Icehotel is constructed between October and December each year / PHOTO: PAULINA HOLMGREN
Mind the gap by Marcus Dillistone & Magdalena Åkerström. This suite was designed to celebrate the London Underground’s 150th anniversary
Mind the gap by Marcus Dillistone & Magdalena Åkerström. This suite was designed to celebrate the London Underground’s 150th anniversary / PHOTO: Christopher Hauser
Time piece by Emma Curdén, Gabriella Bulin and Theodor Fahlén depicts the inner cogs and wheels of a clock frozen in time
Time piece by Emma Curdén, Gabriella Bulin and Theodor Fahlén depicts the inner cogs and wheels of a clock frozen in time / PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren
 


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CLADmag
2015 issue 1

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Design

Icy reception


The Icehotel, in Jukkasjärvi near Kiruna in Sweden, celebrates its 25th anniversary with art suites designed by artists handpicked from around the world. We take a look

° Rø by Wolfgang-A Lüchow, Sebastian Andreas Scheller & Anja Kilian. / PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren

Up There by Luc Voisin & Mathieu Brison of Les Ateliers de Germaine depicts the Parisien skyline / PHOTO: Christopher Hauser
Each spring, an open call is issued for ideas for that year’s art suites. The hotel provides instructors and tools for the actual sculpting / PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren
Dr Frankenstein’s laboratory recreated by Karl-Johan Ekeroth & Christian Strömqvist / PHOTO: Christopher Hauser
The Icebar was designed by Wouter Biegelaar, Viktor Tsarski and Maurizio Perron. / PHOTO: VIKTOR TSARSKI
The Icehotel is constructed between October and December each year / PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren
The Icehotel is constructed between October and December each year / PHOTO: PAULINA HOLMGREN
Mind the gap by Marcus Dillistone & Magdalena Åkerström. This suite was designed to celebrate the London Underground’s 150th anniversary / PHOTO: Christopher Hauser
Time piece by Emma Curdén, Gabriella Bulin and Theodor Fahlén depicts the inner cogs and wheels of a clock frozen in time / PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren

Originally published in CLADmag 2015 issue 1

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