Cailler Advert – Steampunk Hero In An Airship
Imagine if there were a dashingly handsome gentleman, on call to solve disasters and problems all around Europe. Imagine if that gentleman and his manservant globetrotted in a pedal powered hot-air-ship of delightful design. And finally that solving problems that had stumped other great minds, was all about creating just the right chocolate for the occasion. Bonkers, I agree, and advertising for a mammoth company (Cailler/Nestle) but some really lovely scenes and just for a moment I really wish there had been a Steampunk debonaire chocolatier extraordinaire, swooping out of the sky to save the day.
I have to say the airship itself (the best part of the advert by far, despite my breathless antics above) reminds me of the White Dwarf blimp, or Zeppy the Golden Airship. In fact, it’s nice to catch up with those projects, though I see no updates from the White Dwarf team (and a very good excuse for just that – if you had a blimp, would you spend time on a webpage?) the Zeppy airship seems to still be going through iterations and updates, with a blog (in French) that gets occasional posts. Thank you, Andreas the Watchmaker, for telling me about the above advertisement!