Architects from the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design used a cable membrane structure and bricks of river ice to create this installation in Qinhuangdao, China, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. More about Ice-block pavilion Falling Hours functions as a giant hourglass
Paris-based design studio Golem has created the OoOoooOoooOh la l'ice necklace that is made from ice cubes and melts within 30 minutes. More about Ice-cube necklace aims to demonstrate that water is "one of the most sought-after luxury goods"
Industrial designers Hank Beyer and Alex Sizemore have made prototype computers from unconventional materials such as ice and honey to explore how people value emotional connection versus usability. More about Designers make desktop computers and mice out of honey and ice
A record-breaking 31-metre-high ice tower has been installed at the annual winter festival in Harbin, China, featuring a shape inspired by the flounces of a flamenco dancer's dress. More about World's tallest ice tower built with the shape of a flamenco dress
British designer Tom Dixon has created a kitchen designed to resemble jagged chunks of ice and made using quartz surface material Caesarstone. More about Tom Dixon presents angular Caesarstone kitchen referencing frozen lakes in Canada
Custom suites at the 26th Icehotel in the Arctic Circle include a life-sized ice elephant and a recreation of a 1920s cult horror film (+ slideshow). More about Icehotel 2016 opens in Lapland with suites themed around animals and films
Icehotel has announced plans to build a permanent hotel alongside its seasonal frozen lodgings within the Arctic Circle, in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden (+ slideshow). More about Sweden's Icehotel set to welcome guests all year round with permanent building
NASA – the US space agency that announced the discovery of flowing water on Mars this week – has chosen a winner in its contest to design proposals for 3D-printed housing on the red planet (+ slideshow). More about 3D-printed Ice House by Clouds AO and SEArch wins NASA Mars Habitat contest
Lifeguard outposts along Toronto's frozen waterfront have been converted into a series of installations and pavilions, including a set of bright red swings and a spiky timber folly (+ slideshow). More about Designers convert lifeguard towers into winter pavilions for Toronto's frozen beaches
News: a seven-mile-long skating rink proposed for the Canadian city of Edmonton could allow commuters to ice skate or toboggan to work and school during winter months (+ movie). More about Canadian Freezeway could become world's first curb-side skating lane
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designers Siri Bahlenberg and Sofia Bergfeldt have created a lampshade made of ice that slowly melts back into its mould so it can be re-frozen and used again (+ movie). More about Icy pendant lamp drips back into its mould for refreezing
Toronto design studio Jacknife has developed prototypes for a range of recreational ice skates inspired by traditional leather models. More about Jacknife designs leather ice skates based on vintage Canadian designs
A rainforest populated with orangutans, a giant chess board and floating jellyfish are sculpted from the snow and ice used to create the rooms inside this year's Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden (+ slideshow). More about Icehotel's 25th edition includes a square vortex suite
One of the suites at this year's Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, features blocks of ice carved into the shape of Parisian rooftops and chimney pots by French designers Les Ateliers de Germaine (+ slideshow). More about Icehotel suite by Les Ateliers de Germaine recreates the rooftops of Paris
One of the rooms at this year's Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, was designed by Pinpin Studio to look like the laboratory where Frankenstein's monster was brought into being (+ slideshow). More about Hotel made of ice contains a Frankenstein-themed room by Pinpin Studio
Dutch designer Wouter Biegelaar used blocks of ice to sculpt a single piece of furniture for lounging, sleeping and dining inside a suite at the Icehotel in Lapland (+ slideshow). More about Iceberg by Wouter Biegelaar at Icehotel
Here is a selection of images of the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, including the Art Suites created by artists from around the world. The temporary hotel is created from snow and ice each winter. More about Art Suites at Icehotel
Interior designer Ben Rousseau has created a suite for the Ice Hotel, which has just opened in Sweden. More about Ben Rousseau at the Ice Hotel