Michail Kyriazanos

It's never my intention to insult someone's intelligence (but sometimes I do). It's also never my intention to mispronounce someone's name (but sometimes I do). Mispronunciation is a particular potential if a person's name follows the phonetic standards of a language other than my native English — ... Read More

In this episode of All Pipes Considered, Kaz and I revisit some of the latest batches we've received from Michail Kyriazanos, in which the Greek carver returns to his roots with a range of stunning, artisanal renditions of classic English shapes. ... Read More

As most who travel in pipe-related circles would be aware, this past weekend marked the 2017 CPCC Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show, and in usual form we opened the show with a dinner for our pipe makers. Or, more appropriately for this year, a cocktail party, complete with a photo booth to immortalise the shenanigans that ensued. ... Read More

Speaking upon the subject of the two-pipe Bulldog set featuring in a recent update, Michail Kyriazanos said his goal was to create "the most elegant designs of a rigid and structured shape." ... Read More

"Greece and classic are very close as you already know," says Chris Asteriou. Hellenic, Hellenistic, Greco-Roman; if one were so crass as to throw a stone in a museum exhibit on the classical world, it would be hard to make it not hit something either Greek or influenced by Greeks. ... Read More

This month we've seen new pipes from a number of talented carvers, including newcomer Gustavo Cunha of Martelo Pipes. If you missed any of these briars during the regular update, don't worry... many of them are still on the site. Here's a quick look at some of March's pipe highlights! ... Read More

Back in July of last year, I was planning a visit to Eskisehir, Turkey. While searching for flights, I discovered that one of them had a connection in Greece and thought to myself that I should stop in and see our Greek carvers. Just a few months later, I put the plan into action. I planned on just three days and had alot of ground to cover. ... Read More

It goes without saying that we here at Smokingpipes are very passionate about pipes. Have have you ever wondered what pipes we enjoy in our personal collections? Well, we intend to show you.

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The update for today (January 9th) features a carver new to Smokingpipes.com. As always, we were contemplating the way in which we could introduce him to you; the pipe enthusiast. What better way than to actually introduce him? ... Read More