Olafur Eliasson’s First-Ever Complete Building Design

On 9 June, the first building designed entirely by celebrated artist and designer Olafur Eliasson (and the architectural team at Studio Olafur Eliasson) will open its doors. Known as Fjordenhus, the 92-foot-tall castle-like structure sits in Denmark’s Vejle fjord. KIRK KAPITAL commissioned the building, and will reside within—along with several site-specific Eliasson pieces, furniture and lighting. There’s something both future-forward and nostalgic to the structure, …

Five Intriguing, Forward-Thinking Chinese Car Brands

From battery-swapping capabilities to AI-assisted selfies, these vehicles are driving into the future

by Jaclyn Trop For an outsider, the streets of many Chinese cities can feel like a parallel universe. Of course, Chinese drivers are fond of Buicks and Mercedes-Benzes, but the recent proliferation of homegrown brands—especially from electric vehicle-makers—is giving the world’s largest automotive market more options to buy local. The shock of models expected within the next year or two get hundreds of miles of …

Interview: Event Designer David Stark

Immersive experiential design planning from a team with vision unlike any other

Whether it’s a 40-person salon dinner for social change in Detroit, a 4,000-person non-profit fundraiser or top-tier art museum galas in New York, one call tell when David Stark Design has been involved. Stark and his team use their decor to trigger dialogue—from reaction to conversation. They aim to keep the message moving, and it’s a beautiful thing. Much of Stark‘s success can be pinned …