Bugatti, makers of all things fast and complex, has decided to branch out into (checks notes) pool tables. I know, it seems kind of strange to me too, but with Bentley getting into the furniture business, why shouldn’t there be a Bugatti pool table. And, of course, just like the cars they build, this pool table is anything but a hunk of slate covered in felt.

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The Bugatti pool table is part of the Bugatti Lifestyle collection, the French carmaker’s in-house shop for all sorts of staggeringly expansive trinkets, tchotchkes, and other branded gee-gaws. Think really expensive watches and stereo speakers that look like R2-D2 and stuff like that. We can now add this rather nice-looking pool table to that catalog.
The table is a collaboration between Bugatti and IXO. Near as I can tell, IXO does custom carbon fiber stuff for exceedingly wealthy clients. I also note that IXO stands for Iconic Xtrem Objects. No, really. The pool table lives up to IXO’s talents and Bugatti’s current ethos of “too much is just about right” with lots of carbon fiber, aluminum, titanium, and leather.

The first pool table – one of only 30 to be made and featuring a unique plate adorned with the iconic EB logo and an engraving detailing the unit’s edition number – will go to a customer in the U.S. of all places. It kind of makes sense. There’s a lot of grimy rich people in this country, and there’s a lot of people ...