Alex Florov

The American Exposition 2017: The Art of the Accent Stem in American Pipemaking
April 19, 2017 by Eric Squires
Sometime back we asked a whole bunch of prominent American artisans to come up with pipes (one from each, that is) for our third annual American Pipemaking Exposition, a showcase of sorts highlighting interesting themes and happenings within the American pipemaking movement. ... Read More

American Exposition 2016: The Art of Ring Grain in American Pipemaking
April 13, 2016 by Eric Squires
In the beginning there was the Dunhill Shell. At least, that's how histories of the sandblasted briar usually go; whether or not Dunhill was in fact the first to come up with a sandblast-finished pipe, I leave to better historians and whatever original source materials they may find. ... Read More

Catching Up With Alex Florov: Part 2
December 18, 2015 by Eric Squires
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In the first part of the interview we discussed some of Alex Florov's background and explored some of the similarities between his works and that of Maigurs Knets. This continuation will discuss Alex's thoughts on other modern pipe makers and hint at his plans for the future. ... Read More

Catching Up With Alex Florov
December 18, 2015 by Eric Squires
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Alex Florov has spoken to us before about influences and other master-pipemakers whose work he admires, but there's another pipemaker relevant to discussions of Alex Florov pipes. Specifically, an artisan who is relevant because the two share some history as artisans. ... Read More

The Art of Bamboo in American Pipe Making
July 15, 2015 by Eric Squires
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Once upon a time the warriors, and other elites, of certain societies displayed their prestige by wearing jewelry made of iron. Far more recently in human history, aluminum was once as valuable as silver — which was what led to the pointy end of the Washington Monument being made out of it. ... Read More

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

Video: Interview with Alex Florov, Part 3
October 22, 2010 by Sykes Wilford
Here's the third and final entry in the video series of my interview with Alex Florov. Being not a terribly structured interview-- Alex and I both have a tendency towards free association, wandering from topic to topic without much structure-- it's more like just a conversation between old friends. ... Read More

Video: Interview with Alex Florov, Part 2
October 10, 2010 by Sykes Wilford
Here's the second part of the video interview that we did with Alex Florov when he visited almost two weeks ago. In this entry, we talk about pipe making, his day job, and Sixten Ivarsson, and the centrality of his role in the creation modern high grade pipe making. ... Read More

Video: Interview with Alex Florov
September 27, 2010 by Ted Swearingen
Today we were lucky enough to have pipe maker Alex Florov and his wife Vera visit with us over here at the Smokingpipes.com campus. After a thorough tour and a fine lunch, we got to sit down and pick the man's brain. ... Read More

Pictures from a Smokingpipes.com Event
June 9, 2010 by Sykes Wilford
Here are a bunch more pictures from our Chicago Show 2010, 10th anniversary festivities: The attendance estimate was 150 - 200 people. In addition to food, drink and live music, there was lots of schwag to be had, such as; t-shirts, pins, posters, drink cups, coffee mugs and temporary tattoos. ... Read More