Makers and Artists

The Signature Shapes of Werner Mummert

The Signature Shapes of Werner Mummert

March 16, 2022 by Davin Hylton

German carver Werner Mummert pushes the boundaries of pipe making and continuously experiments with shaping, color palettes, and alternative materials. His distinctive designs showcase a penchant for the avant-garde while retaining excellent engineering and are highly functional smoking instruments. Though certainly a skilled craftsman, Mummert could be more aptly described as an ... Read More

A Closer Look at Savinelli's New 2022 Releases

A Closer Look at Savinelli's New 2022 Releases

January 27, 2022 by Truett Smith

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Since Achille Savinelli Sr. opened one of the first smoking shops in 1876, the Savinelli name has become a staple within the pipe-smoking community, and for the past 74 years, the Italian marque has provided collectors with distinctive pipes elevated by Savinelli's unique Italian style. The brand is especially renowned for its thematic series, dressing pipes in evocative finishes and ... Read More

Ben Rapaport: Tobacco Literature and Antique Pipe Expert

Ben Rapaport: Tobacco Literature and Antique Pipe Expert

December 23, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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For 50 years, Ben Rapaport has contributed impressively to the literature of pipe smoking and has collected pipes since 1959. He's the author of nine books and countless articles, and a collector of antique pipes, as well as a purveyor of tobacco-related books and ephemera. He's also delivered a multitude of seminars, including for the opening of museums and at the Chicago pipe show. He's advised auction houses and museums around the world. When ... Read More

A Visit with Ser Jacopo

A Visit with Ser Jacopo

December 9, 2021 by Sykes Wilford

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In mid-2010, I visited Ser Jacopo for the first time. Smokingpipes had carried Ser Jacopo pipes for almost a decade at that point and finally meeting Giancarlo Guidi was an extraordinary experience. ... Read More

Collecting: The Pipe

Collecting: The Pipe

October 7, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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Many pipe enthusiasts are collectors. We collect a particular shape, or pipes made by a particular brand, or of a particular finish, or within certain manufacture dates, or, well, the different permutations are endless. Danish bent pipes, American straight pipes, Italian rusticated pipes, Castello shape 55 pipes made before 2010, Barling Pre-Transition Billiards, miniature corncob ... Read More

The Hygge of Danish Pipe Making

The Hygge of Danish Pipe Making

September 24, 2021 by Truett Smith

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Widely considered the Mecca of pipe making, Denmark is home to some of the most illustrious and prolific pipe makers in the world. The Danes are credited with pioneering artisan pipe making, and they've both contributed a distinctive pipe design aesthetic and developed engineering techniques and standards that have elevated the craft. ... Read More

The Legendary Tom Eltang

The Legendary Tom Eltang

July 30, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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A gangly, six-year-old Tom Eltang, all arms and ears, eyes and skinny stick-legs, stood in the rain on a sidewalk in Copenhagen in 1964, peering into a kiosk at a laminated poster displaying photos of pipes — artisan pipes like none he'd seen in his young life. Even at age six, Tom was familiar with pipes. He had carefully examined his father's pipes and figured out how they worked. ... Read More

Italy, July, 2021: A Pipe Travelogue

Italy, July, 2021: A Pipe Travelogue

July 23, 2021 by Sykes Wilford

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We go where the pipes are. Our special relationships with pipe makers and manufacturers are predicated on being responsible, supportive stewards for their pipes and their efforts, and a near limitless willingness to just show up. Travel is a big part of what makes Smokingpipes what it is. ... Read More

7th Annual American Pipe-Making Exposition

7th Annual American Pipe-Making Exposition

July 16, 2021 by Truett Smith

Introduced in 2015, the American Pipe-Making Exposition is an annual Smokingpipes tradition that showcases the work of U.S.-based artisan carvers, the style of each pipe united by a specific theme. Past years have highlighted the use of bamboo, certain finishing techniques, and aesthetic influences, and for 2021 — the 7th edition of the Expo — we return to 2017's theme: accent stems. ... Read More

Larry Roush: The Phoenix of Pipe Makers

Larry Roush: The Phoenix of Pipe Makers

June 11, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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Larry Roush began pipe collecting in the 1980s, particularly enjoying vintage Charatans, Castellos, and Barlings. He was also a jeweler and a machinist, and at some point he had an epiphany and decided he could combine his skills by fitting his favorite pipes with silver and gold bands, some with complex and sophisticated interwoven patterns, some leaf patterns, some with the elegant ... Read More

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