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'''Armellini | '''Mauro Armellini''' and '''Vilma Armellini'''. Courtesy of [http://www.italianpipemakers.com/inglese/Frameset-1gb.htm italianpipemakers.com] | ||
[[Image:ARMELLINI VILMA.jpg|left]] | [[Image:ARMELLINI VILMA.jpg|left]][[File:Direttore16.jpg|thumb|Compilation, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
[[Image:ARMELLINI Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb]] | [[Image:ARMELLINI Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb]] | ||
[[Image:ARMELLINI Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb]] | [[Image:ARMELLINI Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb]] | ||
[[Image:ARMELLINI Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb]] | [[Image:ARMELLINI Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb]] | ||
'''Armellini | '''Mauro Armellini''' factory has born in 1960. When he was 24, my father decided to begin this business and after several difficult years, he was able to produce freehand pipes for foreign markets. Our factory has always been on the surf(?) because it has solid bases: quality and price. | ||
I have always worked with my father and when I lost him, back in 2004, I had to learn to "walk on my own two legs". | I have always worked with my father and when I lost him, back in 2004, I had to learn to "walk on my own two legs". | ||
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'''Mauro & Wilma Armellini, ARMELLINI PIPES''' Courtesty of [http://www.theitalianpipe.com/artisans/armellini.htm theitalianpipe.com] | '''Mauro & Wilma Armellini, ARMELLINI PIPES'''. Courtesty of [http://www.theitalianpipe.com/artisans/armellini.htm theitalianpipe.com] | ||
Mauro Armellini stands for the true meaning of self-made and self-taught pipe makers. He started his pipe making career back in the early 1960s, working at the famous Italian pipe factory "Rossi". Years later, and when the Rossi factory shut its door, Armellini moved to Savinelli where he stood out immediately. He perfected the rustication technique and till today some of the most famous rusticated finishes, such as the "Roccia" and the "Corallo" exist only thanks to him. He worked for Savinelli for several years and till the day he realized that he decided to create his own workshop and make pipes under his own name. At those times, and in spite of the fact that the pipe market was huge, it was a big risk to start his own pipe brand, due to the costs involved and the difficulty of obtaining the right equipment and tools. | Mauro Armellini stands for the true meaning of self-made and self-taught pipe makers. He started his pipe making career back in the early 1960s, working at the famous Italian pipe factory "Rossi". Years later, and when the Rossi factory shut its door, Armellini moved to Savinelli where he stood out immediately. He perfected the rustication technique and till today some of the most famous rusticated finishes, such as the "Roccia" and the "Corallo" exist only thanks to him. He worked for Savinelli for several years and till the day he realized that he decided to create his own workshop and make pipes under his own name. At those times, and in spite of the fact that the pipe market was huge, it was a big risk to start his own pipe brand, due to the costs involved and the difficulty of obtaining the right equipment and tools. | ||
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The legacy lives on ... | The legacy lives on ... | ||
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Direttore02.jpg|Armellini Direttore | |||
Direttore09.jpg|Direttore Detail | |||
Direttore10.jpg|Direttore Detail | |||
Direttore13.jpg|Direttore Detail | |||
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<revive zone="7" align="right" caption="An excellent selection of Armellini pipes is available at Pipedia Underwriter, lepipe.it" /> | |||
'''Contact Information:''' | |||
Armellini Mauro di Armellini Vilma | Armellini Mauro di Armellini Vilma | ||
VIa Matteotti 66 | VIa Matteotti 66 | ||