Ole and I first met over a decade ago when he was working on the iconic China Central Television HQ in Beijing. Shortly after, in 2012, when he was guest editor of Wallpaper* magazine, he invited me to design a special cover and that marked our first collaboration.
When I was shooting the film (2014), I needed a model of a museum for its final sequence. I turned to Ole for help and what he offered me became one of the most significant structures in the storytelling – the Night Museum (a space that only opens after dusk and contains the history and memories of La Town). I imagine it was a bold decision for Ole, a successful architect, to allow his work in my worlds; perhaps he trusted that the collaboration would give his design a life in another dimension.
