In episode 2.015 of Twin Peaks, Nadine Butler Hurley crashes through her bedroom door to discover her husband Ed in bed with Norma Jennings. We catch glimpses of artwork on the wall including two paint-by-number artwork originally released in 1957.
Between the frequent use of diegetic music and the art department’s consistent aesthetic choices, Twin Peaks is a vintage radio aficionado’s dream. One piece that appears onscreen with some regularity is the Zenith X316 table radio at Shelly and Leo Johnson’s house.
The quest to identify all the props from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show Twin Peaks continues with a unique offering originally posted by Executive Producer Sabrina Sutherland. She through out a challenge to identify a whisky bottle from the archive. As it turns out, the breakaway glass bottle prop appears in my…
My fascination with identifying props from Twin Peaks started in the early 2010s after seeing the Twin Peaks Props website run by brother Jerry Horne. One of the first I found was the hot dog serving platter at the Johnson house followed by Special Agent Dale Cooper’s milk glass. One of the more obscure background items…
While updating the location article about the Mitchum Brothers home, I saw a brief scene of a digital clock sitting on a shelf during Part 11. It’s one of those “blink and you’ll miss it” props but it called to me as I could clearly see a manufacturer’s name – Bruno.
I adore mid-century modern design which is probably why I’m in love with Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Furniture, artwork and more from the 1950s and 1960s are found everywhere throughout the series and film. I can now add two more items to the growing list of props or set decorating from this…
Twin Peaks feels like home because of its believable clutter. Rich set decoration makes its spaces feel real and occupied, and the coziness of a place like the Double R Diner is palpable through the screen. To me, the giant ice cream cone displayed behind the counter is a beacon of the diner’s small town…
This is one of those “blink and you’ll miss” it items from Twin Peaks – The Return. As Becky Burnett runs up a staircase, she passes a Robert Wood painting in Gersten’s apartment building. The cool part about this framed wall decor is I found it still hanging in the stairwell when I visited in January…
Since launching Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018, I’ve dreamed of identifying every prop used in Mark Frost and David Lynch’s wonderful and strange show. This article pushes that idea to the limit as I discuss a barely seen prop from Twin Peaks – Part 1 from The Return – Marjorie Green’s framed photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Tracking artwork found in Twin Peaks is a pastime I’ve enjoyed since launching Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018. One of the first pieces identified was artwork found in the Double R Diner. Today, I’m happy to add two more pieces to the prop identification gallery – Ethan Harper artwork from the Buckhorn hotel in…