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 / 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
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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 / 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
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