The auction The David Lynch Collection, promoted by Julien’s Auctions together with Turner Classic Movies, will take place on June 18, 2025 in Gardena, California (also online). It features a selection of personal items from the Twin Peaks director. In addition to costumes, sets, and film memorabilia, significant space is dedicated to design objects and handcrafted tools once owned by the director.
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This is not a conventional design showcase, but a true archive of Lynchian poetics, where each object becomes a fragment of surreal imagination. The woodworking tools and custom guitars we’ll see shortly are mirrors of his manual labor—never separated from the creative mind. The intimacy of everyday objects blends with cinematic mythology: the chair, the carpet, the guitar are not “merchandising,” but dreamlike fetishes.
Lynch’s Director’s Chair
Not just a simple director’s chair, but a true extension of his creative self. Custom-made, the seat has an essential and functional look—pure “workshop” spirit: elegant in profile, sturdy in material. A dual object, between aesthetics and craft, that conveys the intimacy of his creative process.
Red Room Carpet & Curtain
Far beyond a mere cinematic prop: the red curtain and carpet reminiscent of the Black Lodge from Twin Peaks become a domestic installation and a symbol of mystery. They serve as set design elements capable of transforming any space into an atmospheric location.
Hand Tools and DIY Furniture
The collection includes grinders, drills, table saws: woodworking tools Lynch himself used to design prototypes—small archetypes of a manual, intuitive, and unfiltered design. A return to body and hand, far from sophisticated design.
Custom Five-Neck Guitar
Designed by Lynch and built by Danny Ferrington, this five-neck guitar is a sculptural object, a tangible piece of “sound-design.” A unique fusion of musical engineering and visual experimentation.
Visionary Everyday Objects
Coffee makers, custom walkie-talkies, handmade incense burners, “Twin Peaks-style” objects, and daily-life tools: all creations that treat living as a film set. These are elements that bring the domestic into the surreal, to be consumed as a sensory experience.
Owning an item from the David Lynch Collection doesn’t just mean acquiring a keepsake; it means becoming the custodian of a hermetic, handcrafted, narrative design. Each piece tells a story—made of manual labor, figurative obsession, and mental architecture—that puts home, cinema, and the unconscious into dialogue.
