He was inspired by the customer's admiration of the new cigar-lighter.

The candy box is from a small shop in Provence; the cigar mold and crystal lighter were leftover props from an event I worked on, which we kept on hand since John is an avid cigar enthusiast.

Rather than use either a spherical or a cigar-shaped aerostat, as the gas-filled envelope of a lighter-than-air craft is known, Skylifter has developed a discus-shaped one.