Even ‘Super Thieves’ Can’t Steal VanMoof Ebikes in This Charming Stop-Motion Animation

The Dutch brand shows a hacker, lock-picker and international art thief struggling to crack its security features

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It’s usually difficult for most people to empathize with thieves, but the burglars in this campaign from ebike brand VanMoof have a certain charm.

VanMoof, which is based in Amsterdam, gives the spotlight to so-called “super thieves” in an ad promoting its security features. The stop-motion animation introduces a cast of unusual characters who are normally adept at stealing things: a dapper lock-picker with “the country’s largest collection of skeleton keys,” a cool cyber hacker and an elegant international art thief who has “stolen several Pablos” and “six Rembrandts.”

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