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De lux suite 206

Da Vinci

“Born in Anchiano, Italy, in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was a renaissance painter, architect, engineer, mathematician and philosopher, a genius ahead of his time.

 

He is well known for the Mona Lisa, known as the grandfather of the airplane and the bicycle, and an inspiration for artists for centuries to come. His intellect and art is timeless, and we are convinced that if Leonardo had lived in the arctic, he would have also created great works of architecture and art in snow and ice.

 

We are humbled over 500 years later to create a temporary homage to his brillance.”

Mats Indseth

Mats Indseth is one of the local artists although he was born and raised near Gothenburg. He started in advertising and graphic design and continued as an illustrator and comic book illustrator and also taught comic book illustration. He now works full time as a sculptor for the lcehotel. His biggest artistic inuences come from Anders Zorn, Simon Bisley and nature.

 

Åke Larsson
Originally from Kiruna, Åke was drawn back to his roots by the ice and snow and now works as the architect of ICEHOTEL. Åke is an ‘Auto didact’, self taught, maker and designer. He began making furniture when he had a personal need for it and soon was making a living solely as a furniture maker and wood artist. “The expression is more important than the function.”


Mats Indseth & Åke Larsson
Sweden
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