After along journey, from london, and shanghai Ben Rousseau + Ian Douglas – Jones made it to the Ice Hotel in Kiruna. 400 km north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. Not without dramas however. Ian was held up in Shanghai for almost 7 hours, which had a knock on effect on his three connecting flights. With a short time line each day is crucial so missing flights could be catastrophic for the project success.
THE LEGACY OF THE RIVER
Inspired by Disney's release of Tron: Legacy Rousseau + I-N-D-J set out to capture the dynamism and essence of the movie at the world famous ICE HOTEL Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. 200km into the Arctic Circle Rousseau + I-N-D-J will create a futuristic ice suite. Using technology never before seen in the Hotels 20 year history THE LEGACY OF THE RIVER will be one of 19 unique ICE suites for the Hotels 20 year anniversary.