The Leisure Media Company Ltd
The Leisure Media Company Ltd
The Leisure Media Company Ltd

Design

Icy reception

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


Published in CLADmag 2015 issue 1
Download PDF sign up to CLAD
° Rø by Wolfgang-A Lüchow, Sebastian Andreas Scheller & Anja Kilian. / PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren
° Rø by Wolfgang-A Lüchow, Sebastian Andreas Scheller & Anja Kilian. PHOTO: Paulina Holmgren

Gallery
Click on an image to open the image gallery
Up There by Luc Voisin & Mathieu Brison of Les Ateliers de Germaine depicts the Parisien skyline / PHOTO: Christopher Hauser
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Visit the The Leisure Media Company Ltd website
Visit the Gharieni GmbH website
company profile
Willmott Dixon
Company profile: Willmott Dixon
Willmott Dixon delivers the social infrastructure that people depend on in their daily lives. We partner with our customers to focus on the services they want to provide, not just the building we construct, and we are committed to achieving a higher social purpose through our work.
View full profile
View more company profiles
Try cladmag for free!
Sign up with CLAD to receive our regular ezine, instant news alerts, free digital subscriptions to CLADweek, CLADmag and CLADbook and to request a free sample of the next issue of CLADmag.
sign up
features
The Greenhouse was designed by Serres et Ferronneries D’Antan

New Opening: Dreaming big
OMA are designing a new stadium for Feyenoord FC on the River Maas in Rotterdam

Interview: OMA's David Gianotten
David Gianotten is one of nine partners who lead OMA. He was made a partner in 2010
"We are moving towards a business model that goes beyond architecture"

Maybe it’s time for architects to move away from the competition model and start taking control says OMA partner David Gianotten

The $3m makeover of Detroit CIty’s grounds is the largest crowdfunding project in US sports history

Crowdfunding: The pros and cons of crowdfunding architectural projects
"It empowers citizens to change their community with a bottom up approach - Harriet Gridley, Spacehive"

Crowdfunding can empower architects, but knowledge of the challenges is vital, finds Kath Hudson

more features
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Gharieni GmbH: With more than 30 years of experience, Gharieni Group GmbH is one of the leading international manufacturers of high-quality spa tables, treatment tables, and equipment for the areas of spa, wellness, cosmetics, and foot care/podiatry. Gharieni GmbH
Barr+Wray: With 50 years experience B+W are the UK’s leading provider of Spa Engineering solutions and ideas for water and thermal experiences. Barr+Wray
Cariitti : TAIVE sauna product line provides complete solutions for sauna interiors. Cariitti
To advertise in our catalogue gallery: call +44(0)1462 431385
Click here to view more catalogues >
features
Research: The wellness living concepts set to push the design of healthy living environments to the next level

Research: The wellness living concepts set to push the design of healthy living environments to the next level
"Wellness real estate makes up about 1.5% of the total annual global construction market"

Research by the Global Wellness Institute valued wellness real estate at US$134bn in 2017 and growing. The research authors outline the implications

Mikyoung Kim created a sculptural fog fountain for Chapel Hill

Interview: Mikyoung Kim
Mikyoung Kim
"Nature isn’t rigid. It’s open-ended; that’s its beauty"

The Boston-based landscape architect on blending art and science to design creative spaces that bring communities closer

A central island acts as a food preparation area for multiple people

Veronica Schreibeis Smith: The kitchen reimagined
"I’ve used my own life as a living lab to study the hurdles from a busy career mom’s perspective"

Veronica Schreibeis Smith couldn’t find a kitchen which worked for her plant-based diet, so she invented the wellness kitchen

more features
directory
TechnoAlpin SpA
Gharieni GmbH
TLEE Spas + Wellness, LLC
Full directory
features
A large mural behind the bar acts as a focal point for the room

CLAD people: Andre Fu
Fu has a masters in architecture from Cambridge University
"I wanted to go deeper than the stereotypical concept of lanterns, junks and temples"

Drawing on his childhood memories for the St Regis Hong Kong

Sid White

Moving Kiruna
Monica von Schmalensee
"how often do you get to move a whole town?"

White Arkitekter’s Monica von Schmalensee on how culture and leisure are central to plans to move the Swedish town of Kiruna to stop it being swallowed by its mine

The book was published in 2019 by RIBA Publishing

Elina Grigoriou
Elina Grigoriou
"Temperature, noise level and colour affect our stress levels. As designers we should be asking ourselves, how do these things match up?"

The London-based interior designer and wellness expert hopes her new book will help readers understand how to design with wellbeing in mind

more features
cladkit product news
Eco Resort Network conference to convene in Mauritius this May
The event will be hosted in the Mauritius in 2024
Eco Resort Network conference to convene in Mauritius this May
Megan Whitby
Hospitality industry event Eco Resort Network is set to take place at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Turtle Bay, Mauritius, from ...
Jaffe Holden helps bring Academy Museum of Motion Pictures alive
Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics for the Academy Museum
Jaffe Holden helps bring Academy Museum of Motion Pictures alive
Magali Robathan
Acoustical consulting firm Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics and audio/video design services for the recently opened Academy Museum of Motion ...
Koto Design introduces wood-fired hot tub
Koto is known for crafting modular, energy-neutral cabins and homes
Koto Design introduces wood-fired hot tub
Katie Barnes
A striking wood-fired hot tub has been unveiled by Koto, an architecture and design studio which has a passion for ...
more product news
cladkit product news
Eden project uses drones to spell out climate change warning
Eden project uses drones to spell out climate change warning
Magali Robathan
Almost 300 drones were used to signal an environmental message above the Eden Project’s biomes, during the UN Climate Change ...
Alberto Apostoli designs tech-forward Wellness Therapy furniture collection for Varaschin
The furniture collection draws on absolute geometries, pure lines, neutral colours and strong references to nature
Alberto Apostoli designs tech-forward Wellness Therapy furniture collection for Varaschin
Megan Whitby
Furniture manufacturer Varaschin has unveiled the new Wellness Therapy range, designed by Italian spa and wellness architect and designer Alberto ...
Mather & Co and ITV unite to create Coronation Street Experience
Mather & Co has transformed the visitor centre into the ultimate haven for ardent Coronation Street viewers
Mather & Co and ITV unite to create Coronation Street Experience
Magali Robathan
Experience designers, Mather & Co, have orchestrated a remarkable collaboration with ITV to unveil the new Coronation Street Experience, a ...
more product news
cladkit product news
Alberto Apostoli and Newform collaborate to launch the A.Zeta showerhead
The showerhead offers two modes; rainfall or waterfall
Alberto Apostoli and Newform collaborate to launch the A.Zeta showerhead
Megan Whitby
Italian architect Alberto Apostoli has renewed his partnership with Newform – an Italian wellness company – and designed A.Zeta. A.Zeta ...
Codelocks develops new glass door smart lock
The new lock model allows facilities and building managers to create and manage access via an app or online portal
Codelocks develops new glass door smart lock
Megan Whitby
Codelocks has launched its first glass door smart lock to bring intelligent access control to modern spa, leisure, fitness and ...
Siminetti unveils iridescent decorative panelling range inspired by plants
The Clematis design
Siminetti unveils iridescent decorative panelling range inspired by plants
Megan Whitby
The Botanicals is Siminetti’s newest Mother of Pearl decorative panelling collection, inspired by the distinctive patterns found in botany and ...
more product news
The Leisure Media Company Ltd
The Leisure Media Company Ltd