Cédric Hervet
Daft Punk’s Former Creative Director Partners With Hegid to Design “Retro-Futuristic” Watch
You’ll feel like a real “Starboy” by wearing the new timepiece from Hegid and Hervet Manufacturier. The two companies, the latter of which was co-founded by Daft Punk‘s former artistic director Cédric Hervet alongside his cousin Nicolas, have partnered to create a “retro-futuristic” watch with an aesthetic akin to the legendary robots’ helmets. Jérôme Coste, the artistic director for Hegid, a French watchmaking studio, called upon the Hervets to design the spacetime-inspired “Celeste” timepiece. With a frame designed to replicate a “radar dial,” the watch, Hegid says, was “made to match inter-galactic explorers’ helmets and gloves in style.” “Celeste is a mysterious, geometric and uncompromising ...
You Can Buy This Rare Arcade Console Designed By Daft Punk’s Creative Director—For $27,000
While many know Cédric Hervet as Daft Punk‘s longtime creative director, others recognize him for his renowned design company, Hervet Manufacturier. And the French studio’s latest endeavor is an arcade collector’s dream. Embracing a retrofuturistic aesthetic akin to Daft Punk’s own style, Hervet has built a custom, one-of-a-kind arcade console called The Arcadia. His company will produce only 12 units, each of which house a Bose SoundTouch and 520 classic arcade games, including Pac-Man and Space Invaders. The Arcadia by Hervet Manufacturier. Hervet Manufacturier Hervet Manufacturier also produces many other stunning products, such as bespoke tables, chairs, a foosball table, and even skateboards, among other pieces, all ...
