Ice and Snow Furniture
There's an old saying: When life gives you blizzards, make snow furniture. We're paraphrasing, but the sentiment holds true. Hongtao Zhou, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, made the most out of a chilling situation by building chairs and a table using nothing but the thick layer of snow and ice that currently blankets Lake Mendota.
"The furniture follows nature, using local climate and natural resources to please people in winter," says Zhou, "They connect the lake, the land, the air, and the people to complete a sustainable lifecycle with minimal environmental impact." He also made a set of pre-frozen ice cream bowls for days when it's sunny enough to eat ice cream in the lake lounge. When spring arrives, the furniture will dissolve back into the water, but it's unlikely anyone will mourn its disappearance, since the throngs of thawing students will be busy celebrating warm weather.
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These are looking so beautiful.I am so much surprised that these are ice furniture.Great work!keep up this good work.........
beautiful work, the chairs' legs look a little fragile though, wonder how long they can stand there:)
very nice....... i need to know how to build them but on the other hand very nice....
Wow! I love the furniture design! Is it hard to make it out from the snow or ice especially the first photo. Merry Christmas!
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