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Atin pipes are made by Bahareh Khosroanjam (b. 1989), an Iranian pipemaker born in Bushehr in southern Iran. ‘Atin’ is a transliteration of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan Avestan] word meaning ‘reached together.’<ref>Information for this article was provided to the author by Bahareh Khosroanjam.</ref> | Atin pipes are made by Bahareh Khosroanjam (b. 1989), an Iranian pipemaker born in Bushehr in southern Iran. ‘Atin’ is a transliteration of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan Avestan] word meaning ‘reached together.’<ref>Information for this article was provided to the author by Bahareh Khosroanjam.</ref> | ||
Khosroanjam was introduced to pipe smoking by [[Keresaspa]], a prominent member of the Iranian pipe smoking community who also makes pipes under the same name. | Khosroanjam was introduced to pipe smoking by [[Keresaspa]], a prominent member of the Iranian pipe smoking community who also makes pipes under the same name. Through their friendship she fell in love with pipes and pipe smoking. For one of her birthdays, Nazarli gifted Khosroanjam one of his Keresaspa pipes, a bamboo-shank poker. The two were later married and moved in together in Tehran. | ||
[[File:Atin first pipe.jpg|left|thumb|Bahareh Khosroanjam's first pipe, produced under the guidance of her husband, Saeed 'Keresaspa' Nazarli. Image courtesy Bahareh Khosroanjam.]] | [[File:Atin first pipe.jpg|left|thumb|Bahareh Khosroanjam's first pipe, produced under the guidance of her husband, Saeed 'Keresaspa' Nazarli. Image courtesy Bahareh Khosroanjam.]] | ||
Khosroanjam’s introduction to pipemaking itself did not start with pipes, but instead with practicing wood turning by making tampers and cigarette holders from briar cut-offs in her husband’s workshop. After developing her wood turning skills in this way, her husband agreed to tutor her in the process of making a pipe. In the beginning, Khosroanjam worked slowly, and for only a few hours a day, under the strict coaching of her husband Nazarli. and After 70 days, Khosroanjam finished her first pipe. | Khosroanjam’s introduction to pipemaking itself did not start with pipes, but instead with practicing wood turning by making tampers and cigarette holders from briar cut-offs in her husband’s workshop. After developing her wood turning skills in this way, her husband agreed to tutor her in the process of making a pipe. In the beginning, Khosroanjam worked slowly, and for only a few hours a day, under the strict coaching of her husband Nazarli. and After 70 days, Khosroanjam finished her first pipe. | ||