SILLY THING x Daft Punk x Medicom Toy | Hypebeast

Interview with TK (Founder of SILLY THING)

How did you become involved with this project?

I was introduced to Pedro from Ed Banger through Michael (La MJC) when I was in Paris, a couple of years ago. At that time I was working on The Beatles project with Medicom Toy but I don’t remember exactly what we spoke about back then, yet somehow we came up with this idea of collaborating with Daft Punk. We met up with the band a of couple months later to officially start the project.

What is your role in this project?

I’m more like the curator of the project.

The Daft Punk outfit has become an icon throughout the music world, what are your thoughts on it?

I love the helmets.

What sort of elements were important into the incorporation of the design?

We tried to make everything as accurate as possible to the original settings, obviously replicating their helmets in such scale was the biggest challenge.

The set was originally supposed to release earlier this year, was there a particular reason behind the delays?

It was a really tough process producing the perfect helmets in such a large size, but thanks to Medicom, we are all amazed with the final result. Overall, I think we are on schedule.

What are some of your favorite music artists and styles?

I’m not a big electro guy, but the music from Ed Banger has always been one of my favorites.

Over the years, what have been some of your favorite 1000% MEDICOM TOY offerings, including both Kubricks and Bearbricks?

I think the 1000% of the UNKLE is still my favorite one, and of course The Beatles set we released last year. As for Bearbricks, maybe the carbon fiber one I did for a charity show last year?