A Swedish Midsummer Night’s Dream at Jukkasjärvi's Icehotel by Bernadotte & Kylberg

11/01/2022. [Jukkasjärvi] Sweden
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS

200 km north of the Arctic Circle, is located the IceHotel 365 built, in the Swedish town of Jukkasjärvi, with only snow and ice, by Bernadotte & Kylberg, where the furniture is made with blocks of ice also.

Carl Philip Bernadotte and Oscar Kylberg, together with the hotel's creative team and florist Per Benjamin, have created a special suite at Icehotel 365 for this edition. The suite is called "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and conveys the thoughts of guests to a Swedish summer. Place brightly colored plants and floral elements in the ice blocks.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Bernadotte & Kylberg. Photograph by Magnus Mårding

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Bernadotte & Kylberg. Photograph by Magnus Mårding

For the first time in the hotel's history, a material that is not ice or snow has been used, namely flowers and plants. The flowers permeate the entire furniture, for example in the form of an ice block around the bed with birch leaves and a ceiling lamp in the form of a flower wreath. Everything in the room is reminiscent of midsummer, one of Sweden's most beloved traditions.

"By alluding to midsummer, we have created a moment frozen in time that guests get to experience."

Carl Philip Bernadotte and Oscar Kylberg.

In addition to the art of ice and flowers, the duo has also created a soundtrack with sound games in the form of buzzing bees, whistling winds, and violin playing. This together with carefully selected lighting will enhance the experience of this mysterious midsummer night filled with myths and legends.