Film director David Lynch revealed his furniture design skills at tradeshow Salone del Mobile during Milan design week, where he created a large wooden chair in a room with an ocean-like pattern floor.
Known for his dark Americana films, including Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, as well as cult TV series Twin Peaks, the filmmaker was chosen to design the installation after curator Antonio Monda found out he makes furniture in his free time.
A large wooden chair designed by Lynch sits at the centre of the room
"Last summer, Salone asked me if I could find the personality who wasn't from the field of design to create an event," Monda  told Dezeen.
"And I remembered when I was in Rome as artistic director for the Rome Film Festival, I visited David Lynch because I presented him with the Lifetime Achievement Award," he continued. "When I went to visit him he was polishing a desk and I said what are you doing" And he said, 'I do furniture. I build furniture.'" Photos sit in large handmade screens
After taking a couple of weeks to come up with an idea, Lynch came back with a sketch for A Thinking Room that was sent to the famous theatre Piccolo Teatro in Milan.
Because of the anticipated popularity, two identical rooms were created and sit in two pavilions, hung with dramatic red-velvet curtains, at the entrance of hall 5 and 7 at the tradeshow.
David Lynch designed the chair for relaxing and writing
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