Heritage Smooth Acorn (H3) (2026) Tobacco Pipe

Belgian artisan Bruno Nuttens' entrance into the pipe world came by way of an estate batch he purchased in 2012. He only intended to keep and smoke one pipe from this batch, but he hated the thought of wasting the rest, so he began restoring them. His skills only grew from there, and he went on to restore over 7,000 pipes in six years. After being inducted into the Confrérie des Maîtres Pipiers de Saint-Claude in 2013, Nuttens began making pipes, inspired and assisted by fellow inductee Pierre Morel. He turned to carving full-time in 2018, and his since distinguished himself as a deft craftsman of high-quality smoking instruments such as this Heritage Acorn.

The Acorn is an elusive shape from Nuttens, surely exciting connoisseurs of the artisan's work. It's a lovely iteration of the classic shape, featuring a tall, trim bowl elegantly poised at the fore of a gracile shank-and-stem arrangement. The stummel showcases a wealth of gorgeous grain, which is emphasized by a dark, smooth finish. Nuttens grades his Heritage pipes on an ascending scale of H1 to H4, with this piece earning an impressive H3 grade.