Ser Jacopo

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

Vincent van Gogh and Pipe Smoking

Vincent van Gogh and Pipe Smoking

May 13, 2021 by Jeffery Sitts

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Vincent van Gogh remains one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art, with his creative output continually impressing critics and capturing the attention of even the most casual of art fans. The Dutch painter's work is displayed around the world in several museums and galleries, with each piece providing a glimpse into the life of a complicated man who was plagued by poverty, mental illness, and depression. ... Read More

How to Pronounce Pipe Maker Names

How to Pronounce Pipe Maker Names

February 19, 2020 by Truett Smith

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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

Ser Jacopo's Unique Pesaro Style

Ser Jacopo's Unique Pesaro Style

March 24, 2015 by Andrew Wike

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Ser Jacopo is one of the quirkiest marques in the Pesaro school, pressing the whimsical aesthetic even further beyond the style's already playful manner. From the massive and reaching, to the lithe and sinuous, to the insane and seemingly impossible, there's simply no mistaking a Ser Jacopo pipe. Here's a quick look at just what makes the marque so recognizable and innovative: ... Read More

Broken Pipe: Giancarlo Guidi

Broken Pipe: Giancarlo Guidi

August 13, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

Just prior to the sending of today's newsletter, I was saddened to hear that Giancarlo Guidi, founder and principle of Ser Jacopo, passed last Monday, August 6th, succumbing to stomach cancer. He had continued to work, making pipes and overseeing the Ser Jacopo workshop, until June. ... Read More

The Art of the Pesaro

The Art of the Pesaro

June 8, 2012 by Eric Squires

The birth of the "Pesaro" school was something of a renaissance for Italian pipe design, born, so the story goes, out of reaction to the rise of the Danish pipe during the 1960s, and the contrasting decline of attention to the Italian tradition. ... Read More

Shapes as a Way of Life

Shapes as a Way of Life

July 8, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

I've long been a fan of Giancarlo Guidi's work. Much like Carlo Scotti in Northern Italy, or Sixten Ivarsson in Denmark, Guidi first created a new idea, a new approach to pipe making, and then taught others. Is that not the mark of a true master? ... Read More

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