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The sketches for this year’s art suites at Icehotel have now been revealed. Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, the world-renowned hotel made entirely of ice and snow, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this winter with a breathtaking display of artistic creations. The doors to the seasonal part of the hotel open on December 13.

Spend a night with an enormous rhinoceros that’s barged into the wrong room, curl up in a cozy bird’s nest made of ice and snow, get inspired by both Sami and South korean craftsmanship, and be captivated by the floral splendor in a tribute to the primordial mother, Gaia, in the ceremony hall at Icehotel.

See all the sketches of this year's Icehotel.

Every winter, when the snow settles in Jukkasjärvi, Icehotel is recreated in a new form, with art suites emerging as unique works of ice and snow, which then return to nature as Icehotel melts in the spring. Over the years, Icehotel has been designed by award-winning creators and artists, and this year is no exception, with 194 applicants from 40 countries submitting 114 design concepts to the international design competition. 27 artists from 13 countries were selected to create the season’s art suites, the Main Hall, and the Ceremony Hall in the 35th edition of Icehotel. The winning design entries were chosen by a jury that included stylist Marjolein Vonk, the design duo Nina and Johan Kauppi, Icehotel’s Ice and Design Manager Joakim Enmalm, and jury chair Luca Roncoroni, who is also Creative Director at Icehotel.

Anniversary Year Celebrated with a New Ice Bar The creation of the seasonal part of the hotel begins as soon as the snow settles in Jukkasjärvi in mid-November. At that time, artists traditionally gather in Jukkasjärvi, 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, to collaborate with the construction team, ice production, art support, and a lighting team to design and create the 3,000 square meter seasonal hotel made entirely out of snow and ice.

"I can’t wait to share everything our artists will create this anniversary year. Besides the amazing art at Icehotel, work will soon begin on creating our new ice bar in the year-round open Icehotel 365. If I’m to reveal anything about it, I can say that the ice bar will be created in collaboration with a world-famous Swedish non-artist. That’s all I can say for now, but it’s going to be really exciting to see the result," says Marie Herrey, CEO of Icehotel.

The seasonal part of Icehotel will open its doors on December 13th, offering visitors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the ephemeral beauty of this iconic winter destination. Icehotel 365 is open year-round, welcoming guests into a frozen world with art and deluxe suites, and the iconic Icebar 365 days a year.

Image: Sketches presenting the art suite "Ice Kiln" by Jaeyual Lee, US  & Daeho Lee, Korea & the Main Hall "Quasar" by Wouter Biegelaar from the Netherlands & Viktor Tsarski, Bulgaria

ART AND ARTISTS ICEHOTEL 35

Icehotel 35: 12 Art Suites, 1 main hall, 1 ceremony hall

Áhku fáhcat Elisabeth Kristensen, Norway

Whoops Wrong Room!! AnnaSofia Mååg, Sweden

Zig and Zag Nicolas Triboulot, France

Flight Laura Marcos, Argentina  & Coralie Quincey, France

Change Through Time Rob Harding, Uk & Timsam Harding, Spain

Na\u0308cken Tjåsa Gusfors & Samuel Gusfors, Sweden

Antique Myths Viacheslav Iemelianenko, Ukraine, Ukraine

Ice Kiln Jaeyual Lee, US  & Daeho Lee, Korea

Give Us a Kiss Carl Wellander & Malena Wellander, Sweden

Come Warm Up Isabelle Gasse & Joelle Gagnon, Canada

Hideaway Pieke Bergmans & Peter de Wit, the Netherlands

Yesterday´s Tomorrow Corban Warrington, South Africa

Main Hall Wouter Biegelaar the Netherlands & Viktor Tsarski, Bulgaria

Ceremony Hall: Gaia's Bloom Lisa Lindqvist & Kate Munro, UK

MEMBERS OF THE JURY ICEHOTEL 35
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\u200bMarjolein Vonk, stylist, NDL
\u200bNina Kauppi, designer, SWE
\u200bJohan Kauppi, designer, SWE
\u200bJoakim Enmalm, Icehotel Ice and Design Manager, SWE
\u200bLuca Roncoroni, Icehotel Creative Director (head of the jury),  IT
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SHORT FACTS: APPLICATION ICEHOTEL 35
\u200b114 unique applications
\u200b194 artists and designers
\u200b40 countries represented spread over 6 continents27 artists from 13 countries create Icehotel 35

For more information and interview requests please contact:

Josefin Lindberg, press@icehotel.com. Visit our press page for pictures and more press information..

ABOUT ICEHOTEL Icehotel opened in 1989 and is besides a hotel also an art exhibition with ever-changing art made out of ice and snow. ICEHOTEL is created in a new guise every winter, made completely from natural ice from the Torne River - one of Sweden's national rivers and last untouched waters. When the winter season's hotel has melted back to the river in the spring, a part of the hotel remains so that visitors can experience the ice and snow year-round.

FACTS ABOUT ICEHOTEL
\u200b44 warm hotel rooms
\u200b30 warm chalets
\u200b18 art and design suites made of ice (-5 degrees Celsius/23 F) open year round
\u200b36 art suites and ice rooms made of ice (-5 degrees Celsius/23 F) open every winter
\u200b1 accessibility adapted art suite made of ice (-5 degrees Celsius/23 F)
\u200b3 meeting rooms
\u200b1 ceremony hall made from ice and snow (in the winter hotel, open mid December to mid April)
\u200b1 movie theater made of ice and snow, open year round
\u200b1 exhibition room made from ice and snow
\u200b1 icebar
\u200b3 restaurants5 wilderness camps

www.icehotel.com

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