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Barneys Unveils Holiday Windows

Featuring large-scale ice installation

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9 years ago

November 18, 2015

Barneys New York (New York) has unveiled its new window displays, themed “Chillin’ Out,” for the holiday season at the retailer’s Madison Avenue flagship yesterday.

The company hired Ice Castles (Midway, Utah) to create large-scale ice formations in one if its window installations, which also houses a fully operational ice locker that maintains a temperature between 3 and 15 degrees Fahrenheit and utilizes a custom misting system to maintain the landscape.

One of the display’s winter scenes, “Winter Brilliance,” includes handblown glass objects by Dale Chihuly that are shaped like stalagmites, sea anemones and planets. Another display features a penguin race, with birds seated in accurately-scaled Lexus model cars, while an animated film plays in the background.

The store will also showcase Okamoto Studio (New York) as they create live, ice-carving performances streamed from a satellite studio in another window.

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