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Creative, innovative and dynamic, our experience and professionalism have won us industry awards – and great international press, too. Here’s a taster of the coverage we’ve received.
Edinburgh’s First Ice Gallery : November 2007
Life size reindeer, sleigh and games such as noughts and crosses and crazy golf - all made out of ice. Edinburgh's Ice Gallery is proving a real hit for the 2007 - 2008 Winter Wonderland Festival : more
Magners Giant Apple : October 2007
Promoting World Apple Day and Magners Irish Cider, The Icebox were approached by Scotland based Elaine Howie PR to create a giant ice apple. The press and attention from the public exceeded all expecations... : more
Ford ICE Focus is show's coolest car : July 2006
A life size ice car, a fully functional DJ booth ice bar and daily live carving demonstrations – were all part of the buzz around the Ford stand at London’s Motor show. In one of the hottest weeks of the year, the press gathered to write about & photograph one of the coolest new cars on display at the show – the new Ford Focus SMAX cabriolet – in ice! : more
Ice House Galleries : January 2006
Turning an original and previously untried idea into reality, we worked with our client to create a series of full size contemporary houses in ice. These had to achieve an element of interactivity with existing and new ‘corporate’ clients and also an element of press coverage in Germany relating to clients current products and offers. : more
Caricature of Tony Blair : April 2005
The Ice Box was commissioned by the Green Party to create an ice sculpture of Tony Blair. The objective was to illustrate the opposition ‘melting under the pressure of global warming’. On display outside of London’s houses of parliament in the days leading up to the election, this generated huge media interest, and featured front page in the Guardian Newspaper. : more
Volkswagen Polo - Ice Car : May 2004
The client's main objective was to use an ice car image within a national press and poster site advertising campaign which was to run for four weeks. : more
Piers Griffin – Head Carver : September 2004
"I haven't made a swan for three years" says ice sculptor Piers Griffin. He talks to Sandra Deeble about what it's like to work in a big fridge. : more
Icy Inspiration : August 2004
Ice Box has carved itself quite a niche, says Annica Svensson – writer from Square Meal. : more
That's cool!
Commuters in Glasgow’s Central Station were treated to a chilly reception as an artist turned a 2200kg block of ice into the perfect traveller’s snack.
To celebrate National Apple Day, ice sculptor Asanga Amerasinghe took just three hours to create a 6ft high and 3.3ft wide ice apple - using only a set of chisels.
The mouth-watering piece was started at 8am and remained on display yesterday until just a puddle of water remained. The stunt was sponsored by Magners Irish Cider, who gave out real apples to the public. www.eveningtimes.co.uk