Sykes Wilford

A Legend Passes: Satou Smio

A Legend Passes: Satou Smio

August 3, 2023 by Sykes Wilford

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Satou Smio, pipe maker, aged 79, died on July 16th, 2023, following a prolonged illness. While not as prolific as in his earlier years, he continued to make pipes until a few months before his death.
I met him in Tokyo in 2002. It was my first time in Japan and my first serious trip for Smokingpipes. I was 21, but ... 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

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

Smokingpipes 20th Anniversary Savinelli Pipes

Smokingpipes 20th Anniversary Savinelli Pipes

March 20, 2020 by Sykes Wilford

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Beginning in early 2000, while attending college and working for a cigar and pipe shop, I started considering the prospect of establishing a business to sell pipes on the internet. I incorporated Laudisi Enterprises that May, registered Smokingpipes.com that June, and we sold our first pipe that November. ... Read More

Smokingpipes 20th Anniversary Peterson Pipes

Smokingpipes 20th Anniversary Peterson Pipes

January 3, 2020 by Sykes Wilford

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Beginning in early 2000, while working for a cigar and pipe shop near campus while attending college, I started considering the prospect of establishing a business to sell pipes on the internet. I incorporated Laudisi Enterprises that May, registered Smokingpipes.com ... Read More

In Loving Memory: Chip Kushner

In Loving Memory: Chip Kushner

December 17, 2018 by Sykes Wilford

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Chip Kushner, Customer Service Manager for Smokingpipes, died this morning in his home in Conway, SC. He was 53. His passing was a surprise. He was discovered this morning sitting in his chair in his bedroom by his roommate, colleague and friend, Nick Shane. While we don't yet have cause of death from the coroner's office ... Read More

Hurricane Florence & Laudisi Enterprises

Hurricane Florence & Laudisi Enterprises

September 21, 2018 by Sykes Wilford

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We have continued to update you in other blog posts as to the specific situation as it pertains to basic services such as shipping and customer service. Many of you have asked what the wider situation looks like, or knowing that Cornell & Diehl is in a different building, how it has fared. We very much appreciate your concern ... Read More

Hurricane Florence Update Revisited

Hurricane Florence Update Revisited

September 19, 2018 by Sykes Wilford

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Update for 11:00am, Friday September 21st: We were once again able to reach the building this morning and are working at a mostly normal capacity. We are expecting both the Post Office and UPS to pick up this afternoon. ... Read More

Hurricane Florence Update

Hurricane Florence Update

September 17, 2018 by Sykes Wilford

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Hurricane Florence has come and gone, leaving quite the swathe of destruction in her extremely wet path. Given the severity and duration of the storm, Smokingpipes—and its sister companies LDG and Cornell & Diehl—in the northeastern corner of South Carolina have fared remarkably well ... Read More

Peterson Joins The Laudisi Family

Peterson Joins The Laudisi Family

July 20, 2018 by Sykes Wilford

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Smokingpipes.com is pleased to share that its parent company, Laudisi Enterprises, will acquire Kapp & Peterson, Ltd., specifically the Peterson pipe factory in Sallynoggin and the Peterson of Dublin shop on Nassau Street. Sykes Wilford, President and CEO of Laudisi Enterprises, reflects upon the acquisition and what it means for the two brands. ... Read More

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