The Final Touch of Icing
Ice Sculptures have long been used as a dramatic and fantastic finishing touch for special events dating back to the Victorian times. Ice was harvested from the frozen seas around Scandinavia and shipped back to the UK to be stored in dark cellars to keep food chilled and fresh for the rich and famous. At some point creative chefs realised they could carve and shape the ice to use it for elaborate food displays at grand banquets, and this was when the traditional “Ice Swan” we all know so well was born.
Today Ice Sculptures are even more popular and sought after than ever before. We have learned and developed techniques that enable us to create some truly extraordinary pieces of art from crystal clear ice.
We can float flowers inside small blocks of ice to create beautiful centrepieces. We can freeze your table plans in large slabs of ice so your guests actually look inside the ice sculpture to see where they are sitting. We can create the now famous “Vodka Luges” in any shape or design so your guests can drink chilled shots through the ice sculpture. A personal favourite has to be the “Ice Bars”. Whole bars hand carved out of crystal clear ice to serve your guests in the most spectacular way.
Everything we create is hand carved so there really is no limit to what we can do. About 90% of the work we do is unique, based on our clients own personal ideas.
People often ask, does it disappoint us to see our hard work simply melt away to water- but the simple answer is no.
When an Ice Sculpture has been masterly carved and illuminated with some creative lighting, it looks more beautiful than diamonds. The price to pay for such beauty is that it must return to its natural state – but not before it has awed everyone who lays eyes on it.
A well-designed Ice Sculpture will easily last the duration of an event and then live on in the memories of those who enjoyed its dazzling spectacle.
My business partner and I did not set out to be Ice Sculptors. We left University and rushed to London with dreams of making monsters and spaceships for movies, but as life tends to do, it threw us a curve ball and we somehow ended up being taught the secrets of Ice Sculpture by one of todays Grand Masters in the field.
During the 3 years we have run our own business, we have designed and created Ice Sculptures for clients such as Jaguar, Reebok and Gucci. We created an Ice Sculpture for the MTV music awards and through our work we have even been out drinking with Quentin Tarrantino.
The success we are enjoying is down to one simple fact – we absolutely love what we do. It’s not work- it is our passion.
In February this year we were selected to compete in a European Ice Sculpting Competition in Latvia where we won first place, naming us European Champions. This was a very good result, but not quite good enough for us as we now have our sights set on the world championships held every year in Alaska.
Mat Foster
Creative Director
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