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Hypebeast
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Hundreds of David Lynch's Personal Items Are Up for Auction — Including His Director's Chair
Following the late filmmaker's passing in January, hundreds ofDavid Lynch's items have been posted for auction byJulien'sand Turner Classic Movies, offering a rare and intimate look at the eccentric auteur's inner world. Comprising props used in productions likeTwin Peaks, various filmmaking equipment, designer home furnishings, and miscellaneous personal objects, more than an auction, the 450-item collection is a portal into Hollywood history. Perhaps some of the most impressive pieces is Lynch's personal director's chair emblazoned with his name in yellow typeface, estimated at $5,000 – $7,000 USD, and film artifacts like Lynch's personal 35mm print of his fans will also be delighted to find recognizable pieces like his personally owned red curtain and zig-zag rug, in the style of the Black Lodge fromTwin Peaks(ABC, 1990 – 1991), and a framed photograph of a nuclear explosion, screen-matched to the seventh episode ofTwin Peaks: The Return(Showtime, 2017), entitled 'There's a Body All Right.' Additionally, personal scripts from his works includeMuholland Drive, Twin Peaks, and Lost Highway. Archives of merchandise, including 'David Lynch' baseball caps, t-shirts for various movies, and rare film posters from Lynch's estate, are also available. More personal objects like self-designed homewares, well-loved mid-century furnishings, signed artworks, and even appliances come directly from Lynch's home. Cinema fans may not be as familiar with Lynch's furniture creations, including a bean-shaped side table with a red accent panel and a one-of-a-kind conference table designed and built by Lynch. Other furniture pieces come from modern furniture purveyors such as chairs designed byGeorge Nelson,Eero Saarinen,Milo Baughman,the Eameses, andIsamu Noguchi. In appliances, the collection features multipleLa Marzoccoespresso machines, drip coffee makers, and numerous mugs and kitchenware. See the gallery above for a look at some of the highlights, and see the full David Lynch Collection at theJulien's website.
Euronews
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Celebrities urge UK PM Keir Starmer to 'end UK complicity' in Gaza
Benedict Cumberbatch, Dua Lipa, Massive Attack, Danny Boyle, Tilda Swinton and Riz Ahmed are among the hundreds of celebrities urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to 'end UK complicity' in Gaza. The request was put forward in an open letter to the PM, led by refugee charity Choose Love. As highlighted by Sky News, the letter demands that all UK arms sales to Israel be immediately suspended and that the government commit to seeking a ceasefire for 'the children of Gaza'. 'We urge you to take immediate action to end the UK's complicity in the horrors in Gaza,' it reads. The letter outlines that children in Gaza are starving, while adequate medicine and food 'sit just minutes away' – a reference to the 11-week blockade of supplies to Gaza by Israel, which was lifted last week. The letter states that 71,000 children under the age of four are 'acutely malnourished', and they 'cry until they can't cry anymore – until hunger takes even their voices'. 'You can't call it 'intolerable', yet do nothing,' it says directly to Starmer. Other famous signatories include Primal Scream, Annie Lennox, Lena Headey, Nicola Coughlan, Maxine Peake, Gary Lineker, Lily Cole and more. Activist Munroe Bergdorf, artist Tracey Emin and Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos have also signed the letter. The letter ends: 'The world is watching and history will not forget. The children of Gaza cannot wait another minute. Prime minister, what will you choose? Complicity in war crimes, or the courage to act?' It's been nearly five months since we lost visionary director David Lynch, and now his memorabilia are up for auction. Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) have announced the David Lynch Collection, which includes more than 450 items like Lynch's vinyl collection, books, scripts, paintings, instruments and treasured movie collectables. Even some of his woodshop tools and accessories. 'Julien's and TCM are honored to represent and offer to the public for the first time this incredible collection of one of the greatest and most revered filmmakers of all time, David Lynch,' Catherine Williamson, the managing director of entertainment at Julien's Auctions, said in a press release. 'These historical and cherished pieces reflecting David Lynch's singular artistic vision, as well as his passions and pursuits ranging from his director's chair, espresso machine to his guitar, record collections and Twin Peaks style decor, come directly from the home of the visionary artist whose enigmatic films stirred our most imaginative and collective surreal dreams.' You can check out the full collection here. Here are some of the ones we'd love to snap up: The chair is emblazoned with his name on the back in gold. The current bid at the time of writing is $7,000. An original Moviola Midget used for viewing 35mm film reels to assist in the editing process. Current bid: $1,250. Fancy setting up your own Black Lodge? Current bid: $1,750. Find your way to the place 'both wonderful and strange' with this map drawn and signed by David Lynch. Estimate: $40,000 – $60,000. A group of three scripts from the production of Lynch neo-noir masterpiece Mulholland Drive. Current bid: $2,250. The live auction is set for 18 June on Julien's Auction's website and at their Gardena auction house.
