EXPERIENCE 2018 A warm welcome to a cold place

DEAR FRIENDS! We look forward to see you at ICEHOTEL and in Jukkasjärvi, 200 km above the Arctic Circle in . Here, the nature is untouched with about 6 000 lakes and six grand rivers. One of the rivers is Torne River, which supplies ICEHOTEL with enough to build an entire – every year. The name Jukkasjärvi derives from a Sami word, meaning ”meeting place”. The village is a historical trading site where people from far and near have met since ancient times. Today, people meet at ICEHOTEL, sharing expe­ riences, encountering nature and culture, and enjoying the ice and art – year-round. Welcome to experience ICEHOTEL!

EDITOR: Josefin Lindberg WRITER: Therese Jakobsson PHOTOGRAPHER: All photos by Asaf Kliger except: portrait on page 42 – private and portrait on page 46 – Biliana de Giglio LAYOUT: Oh My, www.ohmy.nu Ceremony Hall, artists PRINTED BY: Åtta45 Tjåsa Gusfors, Wilfred PAPER: Amber Graphic 240g / 170g Stijger and Edith Van and TomOtto Silk 100g De Wetering, page 18. PUBLISHED BY: ICEHOTEL AB, 981 91 Jukkasjärvi, January 2018 3 WINTER: Dec 29. 11.00 AM. SUMMER: July 5. 10.30 AM. Dog sledding in the winter wonderland. River Rafting on Torne River. Experience ICEHOTEL 365 days a year

ICEHOTEL HAS ACTIVITIES and experiences for everyone. With nature around the corner, you can unwind outdoors on your own accord or head out on an activity to experience the untouched wilderness, every day of the year.

SPRING: May 10. 20.00 PM. FALL: Sep 27. 21.30 PM. Cross Country Skiing on Torne River. Northern Lights tour.

Year-round MIDWINTER: The landscape is Every season is covered in thick , the tempera- POLAR NIGHT: The sun ICE HARVEST: The ice SPRING-WINTER: By the end of unique in the Arctic ture drops and the winter’s ice suites doesn’t rise for a month from Torne River is March, the days are getting longer and the and ICEHOTEL is open open. Experience the northern lights from December to January, harvested in March and weather gets milder. It is a perfect period and the pastel-colored midwinter and the few hours of April to be used for next for and cross-country skiing. every day. Experience light Kaamos that can only be seen indirect daylight create year’s winter suites, ice The winter suites are slowly starting new things year-round. in the polar region. a magical blue light. glasses and ice art. to melt back into Torne River. 5 Meet: GET TOGETHER AT ICEHOTEL A traditional conference, an unplugged meeting or a gathering at an unusual Do: SAY YES! place? There are plenty of Marry in the midst of possibilities at ICEHOTEL winter or height of summer Learn: A GUIDED TOUR of for your company to meet, – the sub-zero setting ICEHOTEL is a must. Learn socialize and experience is available year-round. about the history behind the things together. It is said You can also spend your innovative hotel made of ice that the best decisions honeymoon on ice – start and snow, which is also one are made in a sauna. Try your ever-after in an of Sweden’s largest and most Jukkasjärvi Sauna Ritual ephemeral setting, making unique private art exhibitions. and see if it’s true! the memories of your stay Marvel at the intricate ice Explore Jukkasjärvi: even more cherished. art and feel the magic and ICEHOTEL has an in-house energy from the river and A walk in wedding coordinator who each artist behind it. While can help you create the you are inspired, try out ice the hometown perfect love story, sculpting where you get to suitable for you. unleash your own creativity of ICEHOTEL on a pristine ice block.

WALK 800 METERS to the Enjoy your stay end of the village. On the little cape, you’ll find the historical Jukkas­järvi Church and the Old ICEHOTEL SHOP Homestead, dating back to the has carefully selected 1600s. Make sure to see the There is always something to products and souvenirs colorful art in the church and experience at ICEHOTEL you can bring home as admire the well-preserved a memory or a gift to rustic timbered buildings – year round. your loved ones. of the Homestead.

EXPERIENCE THE SUN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT See: The 24-hour daylight is HARVEST TIME characteristic for Swedish If you visit ICEHOTEL Lapland during the summer in March, you have an months. Join the Midnight opportunity to experience Sun tour and experience the ice harvest. Watch as Jukkasjärvi’s surroundings the yard-thick ice blocks with a guide to different TORNE RIVER IS the essence of are lifted out of the crystal viewpoints – where you can ICEHOTEL and has always been of clear Torne River and stored see the golden midnight great importance to locals. Stand until next year’s hotel, ice sun paired with breath­ on its frozen body and watch the glasses, ice plates and bars. taking nature. northern lights in winter, or cruise downstream and fish from it during summer.

THE MOUNTAIN PUIMONEN is perfect for hiking year-round, and offers breathtaking views from the MIDNIGHT SUN: From the WINTER: The first snow top – a perfect Instagram-spot! middle of May and 50 days SUMMER: Take in the LATE SUMMER: The evenings FALL: The colors of nature explode usually sets in October and Ask for a map in the reception. forward, the sun never sets. The vibrant summer green on a are getting darker and cooler. The in red, orange and yellow, the air the river starts to freeze. The 24-hour daylight invites to an hike, river rafting or fishing first northern lights of the season gets cold and crisp and the first building of the winter suites THERE ARE ARTWORKS made active vacation. The landscape tour – any hour of the day. can be seen as early as late appears. Hearty meals, starts – a perfect time to visit of magnetite scattered around bathes in the golden light and Experience winter inside August. This is a perfect time for inspired by the harvest season, are ICEHOTEL for those who want ICEHOTEL. Stroll the area and nature awakens. and summer outside. picking berries and mushrooms. served at ICEHOTEL Restaurant. to get behind the scenes. discover the sculptures. 7 Sleep inside ICEHOTEL

YOU CAN CHOOSE to stay in rooms made of ice and snow all year round – but ICEHOTEL also offers warm accommoda­ tion, hotel rooms and cabins. Nestle under the duvets a little longer in one of our warm hotel rooms or sleep in sub-zero degrees. The choice is yours. How to survive a night in sub-zero temperatures

1. Dress down! DELUXE One base layer is enough, and Get a luxurious should consist of long johns, Cold, colder, ICEHOTEL experience a long sleeved top, wool socks and stay a night in and a hat. Your body heat will sub-zero degrees keep the sleeping bag warm, coolest amongst pristine and the sleeping bag will ice- and snow art, insulate against the cold. created by select artists from all over the world. 2. Tuck it in! Each deluxe room has a The sleeping bags at warm private en-suite ICEHOTEL will keep you ART SUITE with toilet, shower or warm to temperatures as low Sleep in –5°C/23°F, bathtub, sauna and as –30°C/–22°F (ICEHOTEL’s surrounded by hand carved relax. Double rooms, indoor temperature is only ice- and snow art from artists available year-round. –5°C/23°F). Pick up your across the globe. Double, sleeping bag from Riverside triple or 4-bed rooms. Lobby just before you tuck Available as both winter yourself in for the night to suites and year-round. keep it nice and toasty.

3. Rise and shine! You’ll be surprised on how ICE ROOM well you slept in the sub-zero Get the experience of a setting. A guide will wake you night in sub-zero degrees up in the morning with hot in a standard ice room lingonberry juice. Start your atop an ice bed. Double, day with a sauna in Riverside triple or 4-bed rooms. Lobby and indulge in the Only available during tasty breakfast buffet at the winter season. ICEHOTEL Restaurant. 8 9 Food & drinks Taste the nature

TORNE VALLEY TRADITIONS, Sami culture and Swedish classics have all influenced Jukkasjärvi and the food at THE OLD HOMESTEAD ICEHOTEL. Flavors of nature, serves hearty meals lingonberries, cloudberries and in a rustic setting. The fir are combined with , timbered building from moose and Arctic char, some the 1600s is perfect for served on a piece of Torne River a cozy candle-lit dinner. ice. Finish your night with a drink in the rock at ICEBAR BY ICEHOTEL Jukkasjärvi. ICEBAR BY ICEHOTEL ICEHOTEL serves RESTAURANT, drinks in the rocks awarded by the with local flavors like ­Scandinavian restaurant lingonberry in a sub- guide White Guide and zero setting, surrounded with the Michelin-trained by Torne River ice. head chef Alexander Meier, and sommelier Sofie Nordefors, NORTHERN LIGHTS composing the flavors TOUR with dinner. Hunt to perfection, is perfect the northern lights and for fine dining and is savor a two-course also where you can try dinner in a warm cabin the bespoke ice menu. – a thrilling adventure where you drive your own snowmobile into the remote forest on this Northern lights tour with dinner. CHEF’S TABLE at the Veranda is perfect for the foodie. A twelve-course dinner is cooked in front of the guests. Welcome home to ICEHOTEL.

WILDERNESS RELAX IN ICEHOTEL DINNER. Taste LOUNGE between the season on a DID YOU activities,­ get a delicious dinner KNOW light meal, snacks or experience in the BERRIES FROM THE FOREST BRING ICE GLASSES HOME ORDER AN ICE-OGRAM something to drink. The woodlands. The Lingonberries are plucked in the You can buy ice glasses at Make your dinner extra festive lounge has books and exclusive wilderness wild from August–September. ICEHOTEL and bring them and order an or a board games for borrow, dinner is made The red berry is packed with home with you as a souvenir bouquet of frozen ice flowers to and perhaps you’ll meet and served by your healthy vitamins and minerals, – and even order your your table. Ask the reception a new friend among guide, inspired by and is a perfect compliment own ! for more information about the other guests. the current season. to game meat. the Ice-ogram. 11 Torne River The mother of ICEHOTEL

TORNE RIVER with its impressive length of 520 kilometers, is the largest of Sweden’s four Ice experiences national rivers and one of the last untouched rivers in . cooled by the sun It’s Torne River that provides ­ICEHOTEL with its ice in winter – and when the art and parts of the hotel melt, the The days are long during summer, returns to its source again. 200 km above the Arctic Circle, and ICEHOTEL exists in a cycle from the middle of May to mid-July, the that follows that of the Torne sun never sets, blessing the region with River. During winter, the ice 24-hour daylight – the midnight sun. from the river becomes art, design, and architecture. In the summer, the water and the midnight sun transform The sustainable energy helps to run the 2 the landscape into a cooling system, making 800m lush river valley. it possible to experi- of solar panels harness the energy ence ice and snow from the sun, and helps to keep year-round. ICEHOTEL cool throughout summer.

A PERMANENT ICEHOTEL The arrival of spring has always been a sign of ICEHOTEL’s return to Torne River. But thanks to sustainable solar power, a night on ice and snow is possible year-round in the permanent part of ICEHOTEL. The perma- nent part of ICEHOTEL has 9 Deluxe Suites with private sauna, bathroom and relax, and 11 Art Suites, an ice gallery and ICEBAR by ICEHOTEL Jukkasjärvi; all hand carved by select artists from around the globe.

13 The making of ICEHOTEL

WHEN THE COLD arrives to the Arctic, the river slows down and the landscape transforms. This marks a period of intense activity on the riverbank in Jukkasjärvi – ICEHOTEL is being reborn. Huge blocks of ice, weighing two tons apiece, were harvested from the river the previous winter and have been stored in anticipation of the new build. At the end of November, artists from all over the world come to Jukkasjärvi to be a part of ICEHOTEL and turn their ideas into reality. Together with builders, the art support and lightning team, a new hotel emerges, filled with amazing ice art.

Snow-How Every year, artists from all over the world are selected to be a part of a creative symposium, creating an ephemeral art exhibition of ice and snow that is ICEHOTEL. When the artists arrive in Jukkasjärvi they are given an introduction to the tools that are used for ice sculpting and how the materials behave when you work with them. Throughout the construction process, a team of experienced ice sculptors, the art support team, oversees the artists’ progress, offering advice and support along the way.

The light that gives life

The lightning at ICEHOTEL adds an extra dimension. In the interplay between art, design and lighting, effects 30,000 3,000 1,000 are created that emphasize and In order to create the seasonal 3,000 tons of crystal clear natural For the chandeliers that are reinforce the transparent ice and white part of ICEHOTEL, 30,000 ice is harvested from the river and hanging in the breathtaking Main snow. There are many challenges: the cubic meter snice, a mixture used to create the art, ice glasses Hall, 1,000 hand-polished light source must not give off heat, it of ice and snow, is used. and ice bars. are used. should be set at the right angle to achieve the desired effect and, as an observer, you should not see the light installation itself, just experience it. Everything is customized on site in close dialogue with the artists. 14 15 Art & Design Guide 2018 36 artists from all over the world have designed and created the seasonal suites out of ice and snow. Welcome to experience STEP INTO the seasonal art at THE SEASONAL ICEHOTEL #28. ICEHOTEL

Seasonal Art Suites

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18 Ceremony Hall & Main Hall 20 King Kong 21 Monstera 22 Last Fabergé Egg 23 White Desert 24 Radiance 25 Ground Rules 26 Livoq 27 Space Room 28 Follow the White Rabbit 29 Hang in There 30 Wandering Cloud 31 Cumulus 32 Queen of the North 33 Daily Travellers 34 A Rich Seam 35 Seasonal Ice Suites 16 17 SEASONAL SEASONAL 2018 2018

Ceremony Hall & Main Hall “Discover the majestic Main Hall, its beautiful ice ­chandeliers and the hand-made flower-fall.”

FLOWER POWER! Feel the atmosphere, radiating magical, romantic from the snowflake-­ TJÅSA GUSFORS is a Swedish embrace of the winter mandala. artist, performing on the music world you just entered. “Feel the energy of the theater stage as well as creating Discover the majestic frozen water, the energy art using wood, stone, ice and sand. Main Hall, its beautiful we put into the creation WILFRED STIJGER is a multi-­ talented artist from the Netherlands ice chandeliers and the and prepare for goose and is specialized in sand art. hand-made flower-fall. bumps.” EDITH VAN DE WETERING is an Follow the flowers to the artist who loves to surprise with Ceremony Hall and her art. breathe in the solemn

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King Kong Monstera “He looks a little scary, but don’t worry – he is your friend “Contemplate the beautiful shapes of your private and will keep you safe throughout the night.” ­greenhouse before dozing off.”

FALL ASLEEP IN King sub -zero degrees. King STEP INSIDE A frozen winter ending in soft curves. Kong’s arms. The 3,5 Kong is your ­protector. LKHAGVADORJ DORJSUREN garden, softly lit, where Contemplate the beautiful NINA KAUPPI is a designer meter giant gorilla, Sleep tight. is a sculptor from Mongolia you can fall asleep on shapes of your private from Malmö, Sweden who has hand-carved in snow, is “He looks a little scary, who has worked with a a bed embraced by greenhouse before dozing worked with Tiffany & Co. in New York as well as Thomas carefully hugging the bed but don’t worry – he is range of materials: wood, ice, Monstera-leaves of off, dreaming wonderful snow and sand, and has won Sabo in Germany. where you lay. His face is your friend and will keep several competitions and different shapes and sizes. things. JOHAN KAUPPI is a designer stern, yet tenderness shines you safe throughout the People’s Choice awards for The Monstera grows in “Sweet dreams are made and interior designer from in his eyes, as he promises night.” his beautiful artwork. many variations with an of leaves.” northern Sweden. to keep you safe in the under­lying bone structure

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SEASONAL SEASONAL 2018 Last Fabergé Egg 2018 “This room takes you on a meaningful journey whilst surrounded with gems of ice and snow.”

White Desert “The Egyptian White Desert and northern dunes of snow have merged in this suite.”

WHAT SURPRISE IS hiding mothers. This room takes inside the Last Fabergé you on a meaningful TOMASZ CZAJKOWSKI is INSPIRED BY THE mysterious placed at the entrance of Egg? The Fabergé Egg is journey whilst surrounded an interior designer and has Egyptian art and architec­ the room. Perhaps it’s the TIMSAM HARDING was born in Malaga a luxurious jeweled egg, with gems of ice and snow. designed everything from ture, and the vast winter Egyptian pyramids, or the and has graduated Fine Art at University decorated with beautiful “We want the guests private homes to church interior. landscape of the Arctic, tops of traditional Sami in Granada. He has a particular interest His big passion is tango. ornaments. Some of the to discover that they, and this room intrigues. The tents in the distance? for making sculptures. ERYK MARKS is a fishing most famous eggs, gold humans in general, are Egyptian White Desert “Geometry can be used FÁBIAN JACQUET CASADO lives in enthusiast and artist whose Madrid. He has worked as an electrical plated and covered in the most precious surprise sculptures and paintings and northern dunes of as a language, and with engineering equipment and facilities jewels, were made for the enclosed within the walls decorate many homes and snow have merged in this that as a base we have technician, and has a great interest Russian tsars as exclusive of the Last Fabergé Egg.” churches. suite. A group of triangular created a minimal, yet for art. gifts for their wives and shapes of different sizes are cozy and emotional room.”

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Radiance Ground Rules “It is a winter’s story, a cold glistening morning, “This room is a tribute to the natural tardiness bound by an otherworldly prismatic atmosphere.” and the beauty of going slow.”

LOOK OUTSIDE. It’s a crisp sunrise. A wonderful and SLOW IS THE new black. your whole body against early morning; the sun beautiful view, which NATSUKI SAITO is a designer and Welcome to unplug, relax the ground inside the shell CARL WELLANDER was born and is slowly rising, its rays only lasts for a moment. architect and is accustomed to and change the ground that is your bed – can you lives today in Nyköping, Sweden. hitting the tree’s branches Breathe. Feel the tran­ working with ice at home in Japan. rules. Switch your perspec­ feel your own being? He works as a full time sculptor mainly working in ceramics, bronze that are covered in quility. Good morning! SHINGO SAITO has several years tives, become the small “This room is a tribute experience of ice sculpting. Back and stone. crystallized water and “It is a winter’s story, home in Japan, both Natsuki and creature in a world where to the natural tardiness ULRIKA TALLVING is a sculptor, artist making them shimmer. a cold glistening morning, Shingo work at Lake Shikaibetsu things are thriving close to and the beauty of going and stylist. In her work she often The landscape is bathing bound by an otherworldly Village. the surface of Earth. slow.” derives her art from animal forms. in the magical light of the prismatic atmosphere.” Mimic the snail and put

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Livoq Space Room “Discover the light and the shadows, and the change in “Be an astronaut for the night, look out the window perception when you move around the room.” and watch the Earth from a distance.”

FIND YOURSELF IN the the shadows, and the WELCOME TO SPACE. Hang robot puppy, check out middle of the elements change in perception when FABIEN CHAMPEVAL is a French up your space suit by the biometric controls ADRIAN BOIS is an artist, of abstract art. What is you move around the stone sculptor with a deep bond the door and relax in the on the bed, or snap a specialized in woodcarving, it supposed to be? Are room. to the Inuit culture, following decontamination capsule. selfie through the hatch. from Argentina and this is you inside or outside the “Livoq is Inuit for to their philosophy to search for the Be an astronaut for “People come to his first time sculpting in stone’s inner life when sculpting. ice and snow. artwork? The core of ice become something. Let the night, look out the ICEHOTEL from a FRIEDERIKE SCHROTH is a PABLO LOPEZ is an artist is the seed from where the your imagination grow German architect, based in window and watch the different world, and get from Ecuador, specialized in idea sprung, or perhaps it and decide what it means France. She founded Nomad’Art Earth from a distance. to experience yet another woodcarving. This is his first is what it all comes down to you.” together with Fabien Champeval. Explore your dwelling world inside our suite.” time working with ice and snow. to? Discover the light and and play with the ice

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Follow the White Rabbit Hang in There “You don’t have to be big and loud to be interesting. Sleep inside a cotton cocoon of snow, hugged by There is a beauty in being small and quiet.” veils of snow and ice, atop a floating bed.

WHERE IS THE rabbit going? “The little creature EXPERIENCE TOTAL SILENCE. ICEHOTEL, traveled from You are summoned to symbolizes alertness, ANNASOFIA MÅÅG is a Swedish Sleep inside a cotton far and near. A dream MARJOLEIN VONK is from the The Great Adventure, the cleverness and the ability artist and sculptor specialized in cocoon of snow, hugged come true, a surprise or Netherlands where she works as an Art choice is yours to make. to adapt. You don’t have ceramics. Her art has been shown by veils of snow and ice, just a crazy idea – to sleep Director and stylist. This year she is also around Europe, USA and Asia. one of the designers behind The Veranda Are you turning back to be big and loud to be atop a floating bed. in sub-zero degrees. NIKLAS BYMAN is everything but at ICEHOTEL Restaurant. to your normal life or interesting. There is a an artist. He is an entrepreneur Perhaps you won’t sleep at Excited or nervous – just MAURIZIO PERRON grew up in the Alps. following the rabbit to a beauty in being small and ice-expert, with several years all – Hang in there! remember to have fun. He is in love with every kind of material: new place where things and quiet.” behind the ice-cutting machine. “You finally made it! Welcome!” wood, marble, granite, snow, and ice. will never be the same? You are at the famous

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SEASONAL SEASONAL 2018 Wandering Cloud 2018 “Float through the sky, lying on a cloud, weightless. Drift away from time and purpose – and just be.”

Cumulus “In this suite you can get the impossible experience of being inside a cloud.”

FLOAT THROUGH THE sky, sleep in the clouds. lying on a cloud, weight­ “The cycle of the cloud IMAGINE YOURSELF laying being inside a cloud, a space LISA LINDQVIST is a less. Drift away from time is truly a wonder. This in a summer meadow. made of concave round ANNAKATRIN KRAUS is an artist half-Swedish sculptor and sculptor based in Berlin, and purpose – and just be. snow cloud was once in from England. She creates Shoes off, looking up, your forms acts as a second skin, whose work focuses on installa- The snow cloud seems to the sky, and in a few expressive figurative work, thoughts begin to float simultaneously infinite tions and art for public spaces. hover inside the suite, months, it will be trans­ and one day in 2012 she along with the puffy clouds. and intimate. strayed from its course in formed into water, decided to create the alter How would it feel to be “The ephemeral aspect HANS AESCHT is an architect ego ‘Katarina Rose’. She and sculptor who specialize the sky, the smooth evaporate and turn into surrounded by these white of the cloud is connected in in commercial and cultural surface ­contrasting with a new cloud.” now works under both sculptures of the sky? In so many ways to the cycle names. buildings, drawings and public the raw walls around it. “I wandered lonely as this suite you can get the of ICEHOTEL itself, the installations. Climb inside and literally a cloud – Wordsworth.” impossible experience of physical cycle of water.”

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Queen of the North Daily Travellers “Behold the stoic winter realm spirit – Queen of the North, “Sleep soundly, lulled by guarding the crystal cave.” the surrounding waves.”

BEHOLD THE STOIC winter rest in her soothing, WE ARE ALL in the same Sleep soundly, lulled by the realm spirit – Queen of safe embrace. EMILIE STEELE is a multi-­ boat. We are all humans, surrounding waves, protect­ ALEM TEKLU is an Ethiopian the North, guarding the “We want the guests faceted Swedish artist whose work worthy of love, safety and a ed by all our ancestors. artist based in Italy who works crystal cave. She wears to feel as if they’re part consists of storytelling through home. Every day, people “The story of the room is with marble, clay and bronze. She a crown of antlers with of something magic, being handcrafted sculptures/dolls. travel across oceans to find both beautiful, sad and has opened an art school, turned rehab center in Ethiopia. pride – given to her by able to rest while protected SEBASTIAN DELL’UVA is a their fortune, or seeking powerful at the same time. Swedish industrial- and product ANNE KARIN KROGEVOLL is a the elks as a token and embraced by the designer with a child-like refuge. Sometimes the grass We believe in the strength Norwegian sculptor whom you’ll of her coronation as surrounding shelter of enthusiasm when it comes isn’t greener on the other and worth of each person find in her ceramic studio in a protector of the Northern the fairytale creature’s to vehicles of all kinds. side; sometimes it’s the – no matter who you are or silent fjord or in the vital Tuscany. Kingdom. Lie down and tranquil chamber.” only option you’ve got. where you’re from.”

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SEASONAL 2018 Seasonal Ice Suites “A feeling of being embraced and protected by the ice – a good night’s sleep for all guests.”

A Rich Seam “Is there more? Follow the path, the rich seam, and uncover the surprise.”

A FAINT GLOW emanates uncover the surprise. from the entrance, enticing “A Rich Seam, a mining HOWARD MILLER, UK, is an you inwards. Your hand term borrowed from award winning architect and WHEN CREATING THE exquisite ice suites with the touches a glowing ice the nearby iron mine in garden designer, combining twenty ice suites, all ice in focus. crystal and you realize , is a metaphor for man-made and natural elements aspects of the ice where “I wanted to create a JOHAN LARSSON, technician in his creations. it is part of a seam of the rich artistic community considered, not just the feeling of being embraced at ICEHOTEL’s ice production. HUGH MILLER, UK, is an applied light, leading through that creates ICEHOTEL design – from using the and protected by the ice – a Handles the ice for the art artist specializing in hardwood suites and has designed the a ­sequence of hollows each year and the magical studio furniture, influenced by beautiful raw material, to good night’s sleep for all ice suites in this year’s carved out of solid snow. materials of ice and snow a fusion of Japanese design cutting the ice and the guests.” seasonal part. Is there more? Follow the that have so much principles and western design. creation of the ice suites path, the rich seam, and ­untapped potential.” itself. The final result is

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YEAR WELCOME TO THE Wishful Thinking ROUND “The moon influences tides, births and trees. Let’s find out YEAR-ROUND OPEN what ­influence it will have in this suite.” ICEHOTEL 40 artists from all over the world have designed and created the permanent art suites, deluxe suites and ICEBAR BY ICEHOTEL Jukkasjärvi. Step into the year-round open part of ICEHOTEL and experience the winter.

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PAGE ART 37 Wishful Thinking 38 You Are My Type 39 Kiss 40 Sugar Suite 41 Don’t Get Lost 42 Pillow Bar 43 Blue Houses 44 Oh Deer 45 34 Meters 46 Danger! Thin Ice 47 Pick Your Moustache 48 Mermaid Fitness 49 Once Upon A Time 50 Melting Pot ONCE UPON A time, a The wish got delivered but 51 The Victorian Apartment fisherman was rowing his the moon had a different MARJOLEIN VONK is from the Netherlands where she works as an Art 52 Living With Angels boat in the reflection of the plan – it was time for her moon under a sky full off to meet Torne River. Director and stylist. This year she is also 53 The Invisible Invincible one of the designers behind The Veranda shooting stars. He makes a “The moon influences at ICEHOTEL Restaurant. 54 Hydro Smack wish; he wants to sleep on tides, births and trees. Let’s MAURIZIO PERRON grew up in the Alps. 55 Dancers In The Dark the moon that always find out what influence it He is in love with every kind of material: guided him in the night will have in this suite.” wood, marble, granite, snow, and ice. 56 Dreamscape and got him safe to shore. 57 The Fuzzy Chisel 36 37 ART DELUXE SUITE SUITE #302 #303

YEAR YEAR ROUND Kiss ROUND “We were using our family name Musteikis for the ­word-play ‘Must Take Kiss’ for naming our suite.”

You Are My Type “Surrounded by a pun in oversized ice letters; you are embraced in the polar night.”

WELCOME TO A typo­ fantastic experience. WITH AN UNMITIGATED love patterns and the classic graphical experience in The consistency is unlike for ice, the brothers motive “The Embrace”. KESTUTIS MUSTEIKIS works JOHN BARK is an with all kinds of materials such the suite You Are My Type. anything else; it’s both editorial designer from behind the suite express “We were using our as stone, wood, concrete and Surrounded by a pun in forgiving and demanding. Sweden with clients all their feelings through family name Musteikis for fire, and is a returning artist oversized ice letters; you A crystal-clear mix of over the Nordic Countries. exquisite hand-carved ice the word-play ‘Must Take at ICEHOTEL. are embraced in the polar soft and hard, of delicate CHARLI KASSELBÄCK is reliefs throughout the Kiss’ for naming our suite. VYTAUTAS MUSTEIKIS is a a graphic designer and night with messages that and brittle flexibility. A room. Inspired by the We hope that hot kiss visual anthropologist who illustrator based in will keep you warm: challenge for the sensitive famous symbolist painter gives the guests a warm documents disappearing Stockholm. “love you to the letter”. keyboard-fingers of two Gustav Klimt, the design night in the cold room.” customs and traditions. “Ice sculpting is a graphic designers.” flirts with his decorative

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Sugar Suite Don’t Get Lost “We wanted to create a strong spatial experience; sugar sweet “Don’t Get Lost is a maze that gives you and enjoyable, but daring at the same time.” a maximal ice experience.”

SUGAR – ALLURING, seduc­ candy stores filled with DON’T GET LOST is a maze practical function since tive and sweet. The soft sweets from floor to EMIL OLOFSSON is a Swedish that gives you a maximum the visitors stay in the TOMMY ALATALO rounded shapes, inspired ceiling, expressing artist that has worked with ice ice experience. The suite a little longer, while is a product by the candy Non Stop, are them­selves as cascades of and snow for 13 years. bedroom is placed in the at the same time offers designer, engineer repeated in a structural colours and shapes in all PEDER ISTAD is a Norwegian middle of the room and excitement and adventure. and craftsman artist, working with many from Norrbotten, installation throughout the imaginable forms. We forms of expressions. at the end of the maze, A maze is also a neat Sweden who takes room, composed to create wanted to create a strong OSKAR GUSTAFSSON is which makes it your pattern that can be used joy in beautiful energy and a dynamic spatial experience; sugar studying woodwork and reward for your courage for decorations in different and thought-­ experience. sweet and enjoyable, but furniture making. and cleverness. ways, which is shown in provoking work. “Today you find huge daring at the same time.” “The concept fills a this suite.”

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YEAR YEAR ROUND Blue Houses ROUND “Blue Houses is a minimalistic tribute to houses, dwellings and tranquility.”

Pillow Bar “The suite has a luxury lounge feeling where everything looks soft and invites you to lay down among the sculptures at the counter.”

A BAR WHERE you can luxury lounge feeling sleep, isn’t that a luxury where everything looks WILFRED STIJGER is a multi-­talented THE LITTLE VILLAGE of ­inaccessible insides. feeling? Here you are, soft and invites you to artist from the Netherlands and are Blue Houses is built out “Blue Houses is a NINA KAUPPI is a designer having fun and want lay down among the specialized in sand art. With his art he of strong snow walls and minimalistic tribute to from Malmö, Sweden who has another drink – but on sculptures at the counter. wants to inspire others to open their beautiful ice windows. houses, dwellings and worked with Tiffany & Co. in minds and use their imagination. New York as well as Thomas the other hand you are “There are some empty The cold materials are tranquility. An invitation EDITH VAN DE WETERING is an artist Sabo in Germany. quite tired and ready to seats for you at the bar. who loves to surprise with her art. She formed to iconic shapes to mind­fulness. The time JOHAN KAUPPI is a designer go to bed. You have come Welcome in.” has been creating art using sand in with clear lines, where to enjoy is now.” and interior designer from to the right place – Pillow locations across the world. dreamy dimmed light northern Sweden. Bar. The suite has a ­reflects from the

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Oh Deer 34 Meters “Visitors can lower themselves into a bath of ice and in “Enter a deep and vertical world, peace contemplate the nature, embodied by a deer.” and feel the cold of the glacier.”

THE DESIGN IN Oh Deer is a bath of ice and in peace WHICH WAY IS UP? Enter a “With 34 meters of ice inspired by the Japanese contemplate the nature, CARL WELLANDER was born and deep and vertical world, walls and 32 tons of raw LUCA RONCORONI is an Italian Onsen baths and the embodied by a deer. lives today in Nyköping, Sweden. and feel the cold of the Torne River ice – even on architect and designer based in Great Totem spirit animals. “Oh Deer express an He works as a full time sculptor glacier. Its massive pres­ the ceiling – this suite is , specializing in temporary mainly working in ceramics, bronze architecture and installations. The lanterns bring light, awe of the grand animal ence is tangible in the record breaking. Due to and stone. DAVE RUANE or “Irish Dave”, moments of understanding, and a humble envision of ULRIKA TALLVING is a sculptor, artist natural, raw ice. Fall asleep the huge amount of ice, the works with ice, snow, metal, and for the nature and the Mother Earth and the and stylist. In her work she often at the end of the tunnel, room is 4-5 degrees colder wood and brings his Irish charm world we live in. Visitors fascinating landscape derives her art from animal forms. cradled and sheltered by than average. Literally a into all of his work. can lower themselves into outside.” the unpolished Arctic. cool experience!”

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YEAR YEAR ROUND Pick Your Moustache ROUND “At ICEHOTEL the meeting between frosty fashion ­moustaches and crystal clear succulents happen.”

Danger! Thin Ice “Enjoy the mystic elegance of sleeping on frozen water and experiencing deep silence.”

ENTER A SURREAL frozen allowing you to witness the WHAT HAS THE cactus to moustaches and crystal lake environment and serene beauty of naturally do with ice? The harsh clear succulents happen. SOFI RUOTSALAINEN is a FRANZISKA AGRAWAL is an Swedish artist and designer literally walk on thin ice emerged structures created industrial designer and artist climate for the cactus puts “Climb into the surreal whose paintings have been across a landing stage by nature – cracks, air working inter­nationally in the immediate survival in cactus on the bed which is on display around the world. running through the suite bubbles and light effects. product design and design focus. The common factor placed at heart-level and let ANNASOFIA MÅÅG is a Swedish strategy, architectural art and connecting to the bed. “Enjoy the mystic is the unfavourable terrain it protect you in your sleep. artist and sculptor specialized installations, and documentary Look into the depth of the elegance of sleeping on where they both grow, and The moustache can wait. in ceramics. Her art has been and fine arts photography. frozen lakes surface’s frozen water and experi­ at ICEHOTEL the meeting Tomorrow is a new day.” shown around the world. visually transparent ice, encing deep silence.” between frosty fashion

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YEAR YEAR ROUND Once Upon A Time ROUND “Invent your own story in this Art Deco designed suite inspired by the early 1920s.”

Mermaid Fitness “Dive into an underwater world, made from ice and snow.”

DIVE INTO AN underwater Mermaid Fitness from world, made from ice and Bodybuilding and the NINA HEDMAN is a INVENT YOUR OWN story in air? Can you hear birds snow, and experience the trend where you swim Swedish sculpture and art this Art Deco designed singing and kids shouting LUC VOISIN is a french phenomenon mermaid with a fake mermaid tail. teacher. She works with a suite inspired by the early in the street? Do you feel landscape architect and fitness where weight and “When the suite was lot of different materials 1920s – the era of the the springtime breeze interior designer. He runs and her favorites are ice size meet the movement done, we could see that famous entertainer coming from the window? a studio in Lyon with and snow. Mathieu Brison. of the water and a feeling Yemoja and Triton might Josephine Baker and “Read the notebook on MAGNUS HEDMAN from MATHIEU BRISON is a of lightness. Creators have helped us when Sweden is here for the fictional character Jay the bedside table. The last french architect and partner Nina Hedman and ­ designing the sculptures… fourth year to help his Gatsby. Can you smell the sentence is not complete. in studio “Ateliers Kumquat” Magnus Hedman got their The water has no limits.” aunt to create a suite. tobacco and the scent of You write it.” together with Luc Voisin. i­ nspiration for the suite Chanel no.5 linger in the

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Melting Pot The Victorian Apartment “The suite with its curved design prompts you “The visual properties of ice and snow create the perfect to reflect upon the issue of global warming.” layering of translucency, light and shadows.”

A BRICKS AND mortar global warming. WELCOME TO THE Victorian this frozen Deluxe Suite. ice dome embraces the “With Melting Pot, we ROB HARDING is a Apartment – a 20th century “With the new dimen­ LUCA RONCORONI is entrance to the Melting hope to turn the public British-born sculptor who royal dream. This sensorial sions in ICEHOTEL 365 an Italian architect and Pot, which was inspired by mind to the fact that there specializes in stainless experience gives you an I thought of an elegant designer based in Norway, the five consecutive record is a future if we humans steel but also works in a ethereal feeling with its apartment in Europe from specializing in temporary variety of other materials. architecture and breaking hottest months work fast and hard with high ceiling, incredible last century. The visual TIMSAM HARDING was installations, exhibitions ever hitting the planet in our combined knowledge born in Malaga. He has a details and elegant style. properties of ice and snow and design. He likes 2016. The suite with its and innovation in the particular interest in The time specific reminders; create the perfect layering photography, skiing and curved design prompts you same way ICEHOTEL making sculptures. patterns and objects from of translucency, light and running with his dog Nero. to reflect upon the issue of are brought to life.” last century, set the stage in shadows.”

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Living With Angels The Invisible Invincible “Angels are amazing since they have the ability to fly and see things “Sleep soundly in the presence from a different perspective. Sweet dreams with your angels.” of ten invincible women.”

LIVING WITH ANGELS is women have fascinated me. SLEEP SOUNDLY IN the got its inspiration from what artist Benny Ekman They come in different BENNY EKMAN is an presence of ten invincible the Terracotta army and NINA HEDMAN is a sculpture- does every day. Nearly all shapes, like princesses, artist and his influence women. The strong Hans Runesson’s picture and art teacher who lives in his work includes angels in mermaids, witches, comes from his women are positioned in The lady with the purse.” Stockholm, Sweden. She works some way and in this suite, heroines, angels. Angels are upbringing in Australia the suite, each with its with lots of different materials and and Sweden. He mainly her favorites are ice and snow. he is channeling them to amazing since they have own unique expression paints in acrylic, but LENA KRISTRÖM is a sculptor create a serendipitous the ability to fly and see experiments and and purse. living in Jukkasjärvi that has atmosphere and give you a things from a different sculpts with different “Timed with a move­ been sculpting for ICEHOTEL feeling of safety. perspective. Sweet dreams materials. ment of women that won’t since the beginning. “Ever since I was a child, with your angels.” be silenced, the artwork

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YEAR YEAR ROUND Hydro Smack ROUND “The overnight guests in Hydro Smack will get the feeling of dwelling at the bottom of the ocean.”

Dancers In The Dark “We wanted to form a suite filled with positive energy that translates into the guests.”

DANCERS IN THE DARK is all Tjåsa Gusfors herself with about choosing survival – arrangement by Matti PATRICK DALLARD was born in the light and positive path. Eklund. France but lives and works in IN THIS SURREAL sub­ the feeling of dwelling at Artists Tjåsa Gusfors “We wanted to form Stockholm. He is a scenographer aquatic world, a group the bottom of the ocean, LOTTA LAMPA is an artist and designer and Patrick Dallard have a suite filled with positive at a children’s theater, works of richly ornamented where rays of light shine from Kalix in northern Sweden. Her art experimented with the energy that translates with social art and as a designer. jellyfish float dreamlike down on them from the is influenced by nature, her brother’s features and elements of into the guests, to create TJÅSA GUSFORS from Sweden garage, and everyday life. is a multi­faceted artist, and surrounds you like surface before they fall the frozen water, and a sensuous space, which JULIA GAMBORG NIELSEN is a performing on the music theater you were walking in an asleep.” Swedish designer and artist. Her created movement in the gives you bliss. So we stage as well as creating artwork underwater forest. sculptural furniture is inspired by room, emerged from the keep dancing in the dark, using wood, stone and sand as “The overnight guests her upbringing in Africa and Asia. dancers. The music is chasing sparks…” her materials. in Hydro Smack will get written and performed by

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YEAR ROUND The Fuzzy Chisel “The Fuzzy Chisel is a transparent ice bar that entice people to meet.”

Dreamscape “All around the world, beds are elevated above the ground, lifting their occupants into a new world.”

ALL AROUND THE world, “Dreamscape celebrates beds are elevated above the main element and ALEX HAW, UK, is the ground, lifting their raison d’etre of the room THIS ICE BAR puts the ice gather together, just an artist, architect KARL-JOHAN EKEROTH has occupants into a new – a symbol epitomizing and founder of the in focus. The minimalist like ­Jukkasjärvi (which created suites and playgrounds world. Dreamscape escape: the bed. It design studio Atmos. design is used to highlight translates to meeting of ice and snow. amplifies this effect, dramatizes the fact that ADITYA BHATT is the variations in each ice place). ELIN JULIN is a Swedish whisking visitors on a each journey to the room an Indian architect block and let the guests “There is something landscape architect. journey up a , is a journey to that bed and musician with discover the veils in the fuzzy about it.” a passion for JENS THOMS IVARSSON is an sensuous, daring stair of and into the explosive frozen water. The Fuzzy awarded Product Designer. pure ice that rises straight canyons of the mind.” computation, food Chisel is a transparent and heavy metal. HÅKAN JUTBLAD is an interior from the door to their ice bar that entice people designer from Gothenburg. dreams. to meet – a place to

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