Duncan Hamilton Ice Sculptor

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Duncan Hamilton Ice Sculptor
Unit: 54
Wimbledon Stadium Business Centre,
Riverside Road
London
SW17 0BA

Tel: 020 8944 9787
Fax: 020 8944 9878

Duncan Hamilton, Ice Sculptor

Reebok Ice Sculpture
Duncan Hamilton specialises in the design and creation of unique, attention grabbing ice sculptures for promotional campaigns and bespoke events.

For over 30 years, he and his highly skilled team have been using a combination of precision hand tools and state of the art technology to set the benchmark in innovative ice sculpting.

Working in conjunction with advertising and PR agencies, photographers and event managers, his work includes the production of ice sculptures for the cinema, international advertising, website videos, bill boards, major tourist attractions and front page magazine photography.

In the course of his work, Duncan Hamilton has made frequent television appearances and performed many live ice carvings such as the recent creation of a life-size igloo in London’s Trafalgar Square.

Hamilton Ice Sculptors

This is a tradition which Duncan and his small team are proud to have a developed into a style of their own, stressing the contemporary fascination with clarity, simplicity, precision and transcience. As a result, the range and scale of the ice sculptures the studio is invited to design and produce is ever expanding: exciting parties and promotions go hand in hand with continuous work in film, television, and advertising.

Ice is an extremely technical medium to work with - volatile, changeable, and beautiful. To ensure maximum impact, perfectly clear ice is carefully produced in the studio before being sculpted with the finest Japanese Samurai chisels. Starting with water and ultimately returning to water, every aspect of each piece of work is carefully controlled and managed.

Ice Sculptor Duncan Hamilton Duncan

Duncan started sculpting ice in the mid '70s after a successful career as a chef at London's stylish Mirabelle, Dorchester and Caprice restaurants. It was in this demanding environment that he feels he learnt the skills of artistry and care of presentation under pressure, which are essential in handling this fast, strong, and delicate material.

He worked briefly as a college lecturer before his growing fame as an ice sculptor began to demand all of his attention. Since then the business has gone from strength to strength, gaining an international as well as national reputation. He cites his influences as Epstein, Moore, and Wynne for their simplicity of line and economy of form.

Ice Sculptors Jamie

Jamie was born in London and studied at Oxford before joining the studio ten years ago.

As an ice sculptor he works closely with clients on designs and specifications, paying particular attention to figure sculpting. Jamie and Duncan manage the business together as directors of the company.

Ice Sculptors Ben

Ben, originally from Hull, studied Model Making & Design at the University of Sunderland, where he developed a keen interest in semiotics and advertising, and the psychology of product design. Before joing the company he worked for Slotz Ltd. sculpting licensed merchandising figures for BBC, Jim Henson and Fox Productions.

He joined Duncan Hamilton Ice Sculpture in 2004 and is now an accomplished craftsman in ice, as well as taking a lead in managing projects for the company. He cites Rodin, Giacometti and Scorsese among his favourite artistic influences.

Press Quotes

"The Jacob Epstein of Ice."
- Daily Telegraph

"Creating spectacular frozen works of art"
- Evening Standard

"Ice is being repackaged as a malleable object of beauty and fitting canvas for artistic expression."
- Independent

"The ultimate in cool... the trendiest man in the business."
- Daily Express

"The icing on the icing on the cake... dazzling work."
- The Independent

"London's premier ice sculpture for a quarter of a century"
- ES Magazine

"Wonderful sculptures."
- Vanity Fair

"The only thing for a bash with panache."
- London Magazine

"The most transient form of art, but all the more special for that... and artwork that no one else will get a chance to experience."
- BBC News website

"Craft visions of artistic glory"
- FHM

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Ice Cream
photography - Eugenio Franchi

A very delicate ice sculpture for a Reebok shoot.

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