Daniel McBurnie on working with the elements at Lyst: “If guests only understand the experience, I think we’ve failed a bit”

Inside Fjordenhus—Olafur Eliasson’s immersive architectural landmark—everything is in motion: light shifts across hand-cast glass tables, the soundscape evolves throughout the evening, and in the kitchen, nothing is fixed. There is no printed sequence of dishes. Instead, guests are presented with a “barometer,” a daily interpretation of earth, air, fire, and water—a system that translates weather, season, and sensation into food.