Makers and Artists

Nanna Ivarsson's Seven Day Set

Nanna Ivarsson's Seven Day Set

May 11, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

In the decade-and-change since Smokingpipes's founding there have been a handful of truly memorable times where I've found myself looking at a particular example of a pipemaker's work which has left me so amazed at the effort and artisanship that went into it, and so humbled by the implicit responsibility to act as a representative for it on my own part, that I've been left speechless. ... Read More

Smio Satou and Urushi

Smio Satou and Urushi

May 10, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

All of Satou's pipes are finished with urushi,a specialized natural Japanese lacquer from the plant Toxicodendron vernicifluum of the same name in Japanese. Japanese lacquer-ware is a traditional process used on wood plates, boxes, vases, bowls and the like to create a largely water impermeable coating that nonetheless allows for gas transfer. ... Read More

Visiting Savinelli USA

Visiting Savinelli USA

March 27, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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Wednesday of last week, I made something of a pipe pilgrimage up to the US HQ for Savinelli. I'd been chatting with Giacomo Carlesi, Savinelli's Italy-based export manager and Ruben Ysdiron, CEO of Savinelli USA, by email and phone a bit during the preceding couple of weeks and they convinced me to take the trip ... Read More

Davidson Design Smooth Bell Limited Edition

Davidson Design Smooth Bell Limited Edition

February 6, 2012 by Adam Davidson

After some discussion, it was decided that we wanted to make, or have made, another limited edition run of pipes exclusive to Smokingpipes.com, the only contingency being that we wanted to see produced a significantly larger quantity of pipes than we have in the past. ... Read More

Interview with Luigi Radice

Interview with Luigi Radice

August 19, 2011 by Alyson R. Wilford

Interview with Luigi Radice. Another Amazing video Presented for you from our remarkable June travels. Luigi Radice & Luca DiPiazza chat with Sykes about the new calabash shape that he and sons Gianluca and Marizo have been working on. Take a peak! ... Read More

Sebastian Beaud Interview

Sebastian Beaud Interview

August 10, 2011 by Sykes Wilford

Back in June, Alyson and I visited Sebastien Beaud, owner of Genod and maker of the Sebastien Beo pipes. We took lots of great video that day and I conducted an interview with Sebastien about Genod, St. Claude, and, of course, the new Sebastien Beo line. Enjoy! ... Read More

Radice and Castello Photos

Radice and Castello Photos

June 27, 2011 by Sykes Wilford

We visited the Castello factory the day after we arrived and visited the Radice workshop the following day. It's been over three weeks since then, but I wanted to share some photos I took during the two visits. The Castello factory wasn't operating that day because it was an Italian national holiday, but we met with Franco and Marco and looked at pipes. ... Read More

Two-ten-thousandths of an inch

Two-ten-thousandths of an inch

May 16, 2011 by Sykes Wilford

0.0002"x0.0000". Two-ten-thousandths of an inch. Those are the sort of tolerances that Alex Florov works with. While that is perhaps a large measurement in circuit board manufacturing, it is infinitesimally tiny by pipe standards. Alex is a model maker. ... Read More

Sebastian Beo Pipes

Sebastian Beo Pipes

April 25, 2011 by Sykes Wilford

Last year, on our trip to visit pipe makers in France, Italy and Germany, Alyson and I made an important stop in St. Claude to visit Sebastien Beau, owner of Genod pipes. This was a follow up visit from a discussion we'd had in Chicago. I was interested in introducing Danish style engineering to a line of classically French pipes. ... Read More

Peter Heeschen Visits the USA

Peter Heeschen Visits the USA

April 13, 2011 by Ted Swearingen

Peter Heeschen is a lovely man. Charming, humorous, and flush with anecdotes; here at Smokingpipes.com he is often ceremonially referred to simply as 'Uncle Peter'. Not too long ago I had the pleasure of keeping Peter Heeschen company while he was visiting in the US. ... Read More

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