If you haven't forgiven Daft Punk for the dreary electronic lament that was One More Time and seemed to be on repeat throughout the whole of 2001, then you might not be thrilled to hear the French twosome has branched out.
Into furniture design.
On the other hand, you might find this more palatable than Kylie's designer knickers or P Diddy's designer clothing range. In fact the purveyors of smart French retro-futurist dance music were courted by Tom Dixon, creative director of Habitat, to join in a project that includes some impressive names from the creative industries.
So alongside writer Louis de Bernieres' Perspex Book Caddy and dancer Joaquin Cortes' freestanding mirror - both of which clearly reflect their own obsessions - we have the Daft Punk coffee table.
Designed with the same attention to electronic possibilities as their songs, it's a shiny black glass cube decorated with illuminated red squares that can flash randomly or light up in time to the music you are playing.
I'm seeing one half of the duo's disco heritage emerging here. Thomas Bangalter's father was responsible for much of Ottawan's output (remember D.I.S.C.O?) and the Gibson Brother's Cuba.
See what happens to the mind of a child brought up on a flashing dance floor when the table goes on sale in Habitat from September at �1,000.
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