A symbol of adventure, imagination, and love, hot air balloons have been traveling our skies since 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers designed the first documented paper and silk balloon which flew over Paris on November, 21st 1783 manned by Francois Pilatrê de Rozier and Francois Laurent, Marquis of Arlanders. And although hot air ballooning has truly never fallen out of fashion, ballooning has hit the pop culture stage again, trending through the event and design communities and making cameo’s on “hot” television shows like the Regency inspired, infamous Season 3 of Bridgerton. 

Season 3 Episode 3 showcases the romance and spectacle of ballooning that swept across Europe during the Regency period as Colin Bridgerton, played by actor Luke Newton, valiantly saves the day anchoring an escaped hot air balloon and becoming the talk of the Queen’s “Innovation Ball”. Whether a fan of the Netflix hit or not, ballooning

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