Makers and Artists

Video: Briar Cutting

Video: Briar Cutting

July 2, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

I'll have something of a write up on the visit to Mimmo's briar cutting operation later today or tomorrow, but in the mean time, I thought I'd get this little video of Mimmo and his colleague Nicola at work. Mimmo supplies briar to many, if not most, of the top pipe makers in the world. ... Read More

A Pipe Family

A Pipe Family

June 21, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

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Luigi "Gigi" Radice started making pipes in 1960, working at the Castello factory as a young man. He spent eight years there, leaving in 1968 to co-found Caminetto with fellow Castello veteran, Peppino Ascorti. ... Read More

One Vision, One Factory, Two Men

One Vision, One Factory, Two Men

June 21, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

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Castello is something of an anomaly in the world of modern Italian artisan pipe making. Carlo Scotti, when he founded Castello in 1947, did more than anyone else to create the idea of the modern Italian hand made pipe as we've come to know it. ... Read More

Where Tradition Meets Innovation

Where Tradition Meets Innovation

June 19, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

Three days ago, on our third day on the Italian and German (and a bit French) pipe maker tour, we visited Ardor. We were running a little late, having decided to take the mountain pass out of Switzerland instead of doing what sane people do, take the tunnel. ... Read More

Home of the Briar Pipe

Home of the Briar Pipe

June 16, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

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Yesterday, we drove through St. Claude on our way from northern France to Italy. Historically, Smokingpipes.com hasn't worked too much with French pipe makers or French pipe brands. We've been talking here and there with Sebastien Beaud, owner of Genod Pipes. ... Read More

Three Pipe Makers Walk into a Workshop...

Three Pipe Makers Walk into a Workshop...

October 5, 2009 by Adam Davidson

Photographs of Hiroyuki Tokutomi, Jeff Gracik and Adam Davidson working together at Adam's workshop in Myrtle Beach, SC. Photographs by Bobby Altman. October 5th, 2009. ... Read More

An Interview with Alex Florov

An Interview with Alex Florov

March 17, 2009 by Andrew Wike

Back in 2009, pipe maker Alex Florov agreed to sit down with Bear Graves to talk about pipes and the life of a pipe maker: ... Read More

What You Need to Know about G. L. Pease

What You Need to Know about G. L. Pease

March 2, 2009 by Bear Graves

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G. L. Pease Tobacco has become a hallmark of the new era of tobacco blending. A boutique producer, Greg Pease takes an artisanal approach to tobacco, evoking days gone by, when the great shops all had a blender on hand. It's obvious when talking with Greg that he is passionate about his vocation and feels a deep connection with tobacco. Read on to see this in his own words. ... Read More

An Interview with Peter Heding

An Interview with Peter Heding

January 10, 2009 by Bear Graves

We are all familiar with his pipes by now, but what about the man behind the briar? A while back Danish artisan Peter Heding agreed to talk with Bear Graves about his pipes and the general life of a pipe maker. Here are some of his answers: ... Read More

Interview with Damiano Rovera

Interview with Damiano Rovera

January 5, 2009 by Bear Graves

Ardor has been made by four generations of Roveras since its inception in 1911. Damiano, along with his father Dorelio, makes Ardor today. He also makes the new Damiano Rovera line which, while sharing stylistic ideas with Ardor, also takes some of those ideas in new directions. A while back, Damiano conducted an interview by email with Bear Graves: ... Read More

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