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Chopped fruit cascading down a pedestal.
Model Helen Hagan at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Ice Industries in 1949.
Little lambspainstakingly sculptedout of butter.
And one medium that seems to be on the rise lately?
After all, the fleeting beauty of ice lies in its process of transformation.
A waiter serves dessert at a party given by the Maharaja of Patiala at London’s Savoy Hotel.
Leveraging the power of water in its solid state felt fresh and unexpected.
Many of their recent projects have pushed the boundaries of its scale and use.
Sophie Dalah, of the Los Angeles-based catering company Sophies Table, agrees.
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Having created dozens of interactive ice offerings at events, she also values the uniqueness of it.
No matter how many times I work with it, it never ceases to amaze me, she says.
Ive always been drawn to making visions come to life in different ways, Dalah continues.
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ForSaie Beauty, we froze their products into ice sculptures.
ForStaud, we showed off a giant ice clam at the top of our seafood tower.
After all, appreciating the elemental beauty of an ice sculpture can be a great conversation starter too.
Photo: Courtesy of Sophie Dalah
It’s also a great conversation starter as everyone always has a lot of questions about it.
However, the most common question is: How do you work around the melting?
The exposure to air and outside extremities is what causes melting.
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My biggest challenge with ice sculptures is thinking of creative ways to hide the drip tray, Dalah adds.
In many ways, these challenges with ice end up sparking further creative elements.
It creates a sort of savviness in that way.
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