global designers form hotel's 25th annual icebar as an explosion of snow

global designers form hotel’s 25th annual icebar as an explosion of snow
photo © viktor tsarski
all images courtesy of icehotel

using only ice and snow for material, icehotel in jukkasjarvi, sweden is constructed anew during every november and december and melts away during late spring. every year, artists from around the globe are selected to design and construct the tourist attraction’s suites. by day these rooms form the gallery of the hotel, visited by 30,000 people each winter season and slept in by 15,000 international guests. for the 25th annual formation of the iconic ‘icebar’ in the heart of the building, maurizio perron (sculptor from italy), viktor tsarski (architect from bulgaria), and wouter biegelaar (product designer from the netherlands) were responsible for the design. the result of the collaborative effort is titled ‘BOOOM!’, a frozen explosion where sharp block of crystal shoot through the dome. the gesture clashes to the wall, where waving splashes of snow appear.

the pieces replicate waves
photo © viktor tsarski

each shard was placed by a forklift
photo © viktor tsarski

the entire installation suggests a strong gesture in relation to the architecture
photo © viktor tsarski

the bar is recreated anew each year
photo © viktor tsarski

the designers
photo © viktor tsarski

25th icebar for icehotel
photo © viktor tsarski

the designers outside the hotel in festive attire
photo © viktor tsarski

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