Makers and Artists

Video: A Conversation with Peter Heding

Video: A Conversation with Peter Heding

December 31, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

Back in August, Ted and I went on the annual pipes pilgrimage to visit lots of Danish pipe makers, plus the Mac Baren tobacco factory. As always, it was a bit of a whirlwind. Ten pipe makers and a tobacco factory were crammed into just five full days on the ground. Even so, we were able to spend quite a bit of time with each of them and were able to chat on camera with a few, including Peter Heding, our interview victim in today's video. ... Read More

Tom Eltang's Early Career

Tom Eltang's Early Career

August 28, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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"The best decision I ever made was to become a pipe maker," says Tom Eltang as he sands a billiard that will soon make its way to South Carolina to Smokingpipes.com. I'm sitting in Tom Eltang's workshop as I write and we've discussed everything from the political situation in Botswana to manufacturing in China, but the conversation, as it always does when I'm with Tom, returned to pipes. ... Read More

Video: Interview with Lars Ivarsson

Video: Interview with Lars Ivarsson

August 21, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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Almost a year ago to the day, I was at Lars Ivarsson's home in the north of Sjaelland, Denmark's largest island. Pipe maker and friend Jeff Gracik made the trip to Denmark with me and he kindly helped take the video presented here. Also present were pipe maker Nanna Ivarsson, Lars' daughter, and her sons, including Sixten (named for his great-grandfather) who makes a brief guest appearance in the video too. ... Read More

Broken Pipe: Giancarlo Guidi

Broken Pipe: Giancarlo Guidi

August 13, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

Just prior to the sending of today's newsletter, I was saddened to hear that Giancarlo Guidi, founder and principle of Ser Jacopo, passed last Monday, August 6th, succumbing to stomach cancer. He had continued to work, making pipes and overseeing the Ser Jacopo workshop, until June. ... Read More

Pipe Maker Profile: Michael Lindner

July 26, 2012 by Ted Swearingen

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If you’ve been smoking pipes, buying pipes, collecting pipes, or even just looking at pipes over the last ten years, chances are you’re already pretty familiar with the work of American carver Michael Lindner. You may even be familiar with his story. ... Read More

The Art of the Pesaro

The Art of the Pesaro

June 8, 2012 by Eric Squires

The birth of the "Pesaro" school was something of a renaissance for Italian pipe design, born, so the story goes, out of reaction to the rise of the Danish pipe during the 1960s, and the contrasting decline of attention to the Italian tradition. ... Read More

Italy 2012: Claudio Cavicchi's Shapes

Italy 2012: Claudio Cavicchi's Shapes

May 27, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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One of the highlights of my trip to Italy each year is my afternoon with Claudio Cavicchi, his wife Daniela and his good friend (and occasional translator) Gianfranco Musoni. There area handful of reasons for this, but it boils down to two things: ... Read More

Italy 2012: Savinelli Part I

Italy 2012: Savinelli Part I

May 25, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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I spent two full days visiting Savinelli for the first time this past Monday and Tuesday. I've decided that one blog post simply can't do the whole experience justice, so I've opted to split it into two (or even three; we shall see). Almost the entire first day was spent poking around the factory. ... Read More

Italy 2012: Castello

Italy 2012: Castello

May 24, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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I'm beginning this little missive while Marco Parascenzo and Franco Coppo are locked in detailed discussion. I love listening to the lilting, almost musical, Italian, though I have little sense of what they're discussing. ... Read More

Italy 2012: Radice

Italy 2012: Radice

May 23, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

I landed at Milan-Malpensa airport at 8:30am, Sunday morning. Yes, I was tired, but I was also far too excited about the next few days to let something like a little sleep deprivation bother me. My first appointment would be that very afternoon at Radice ... Read More

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