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Look! Art Suites at the Ice Hotel

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"What's cooler than being cool?... Ice cold!..." Now while the rooms at the famous Ice Hotel in Sweden may not be the warmest, they definitely can hold the title of being the "coolest." Every year, they open up a series of Art Suites created by designers from around the world. Check out some of this year's creations...022008icehotel2.jpg

Being spoiled by our SoCal weather, we can't imagine what it must be like to stay there, (and entirely sure we'd want to, hehe), but we're fascinated by what the artists and designers are able to create, especially with the use of colored lighting.
Our favorites include the Forest Suite by American designer Andrea Thomson (shown above) and the Recycle suite, from the Ice Hotel's own design group. We also love some of the more purely fantasy type rooms too, like the "Banished Dragon" from Valli Schafer and Barra Cassidy. 022008icehotel3.jpg022008icehotel4.jpg022008icehotel5.jpg022008icehotel6.jpgCheck out the rest here and let us know your favorites!

All images from The Ice Hotel.

Comments (5)

Sooo COOL

posted by IdRatherBeDesigning on 2008-02-20 16:54:48
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I'm sure these pictures don't even begin to show their true beauty. I love the Snow Aurora Borealis, and also the Chess room is fun.

posted by nazrd on 2008-02-20 18:16:49
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Conceptually I love the connection to the bittersweet notion that all beauty, and sometimes love, is fleeting and temporary...

posted by lightspeed on 2008-02-21 02:20:09
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If you want more pics do a search on Flickr.com for Ice hotel...truly amazing

posted by Rying on 2008-02-21 06:30:19
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I love the ice church!

posted by gryt on 2008-02-21 13:30:22
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