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'''From Alex's Website:''' | '''From Alex's Website:''' | ||
I was born and raised in '''Moscow''', '''Russia'''. | I was born and raised in '''Moscow''', '''Russia'''. | ||
For a long time I worked in the museum of antique furniture as a restorer. I learned a lot about wood as a material and how to bring it to the perfectly desired shape. At the same time, I learned how to operate some machinery and how to work with other materials such as plastics, stone and metal. | For a long time I worked in the museum of antique furniture as a restorer. I learned a lot about wood as a material and how to bring it to the perfectly desired shape. At the same time, I learned how to operate some machinery and how to work with other materials such as plastics, stone and metal. | ||
After I moved to the USA in 1992, I have been working as a model maker and prototype designer for a number of premier model making companies. Working with modeling wax, plastic composites and 3-D computer design, I realized how much I missed holding pure wood in my hands. My experiences throughout growing up and my skills have come to the level where I feel confident to complete any project that I set my mind on. | [[Image:Alex Florov.jpg|left|200px|thumb]][[Image:Alex Florov Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb]][[Image:Alex Florov Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb]][[Image:Alex Florov Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb]]After I moved to the USA in 1992, I have been working as a model maker and prototype designer for a number of premier model making companies. Working with modeling wax, plastic composites and 3-D computer design, I realized how much I missed holding pure wood in my hands. My experiences throughout growing up and my skills have come to the level where I feel confident to complete any project that I set my mind on. | ||
Over the years I developed my unique style of designing wood pieces, which incorporates with the nature of wood and my vision on how to increase the beauty of Mother Nature's creations. | Over the years I developed my unique style of designing wood pieces, which incorporates with the nature of wood and my vision on how to increase the beauty of Mother Nature's creations. | ||
[[Image:Alex Florov Pipe04.jpg|right|thumb]] | [[Image:Alex Florov Pipe04.jpg|right|thumb]] | ||
My father-in-law, A.A.Slonim, dared me to carve a pipe for him. Soon after I started carving more and more pipes for myself, friends and relatives in the USA and in Russia and discovered that my pipes attracted the attention of other pipe smokers. | |||
In all my pipes I use the best materials available to me and the designs and shapes come from my vision and imagination. | In all my pipes I use the best materials available to me and the designs and shapes come from my vision and imagination. | ||
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My highest grade for a pipe is Elephant Slonim. In Russian, Slon means elephant. | My highest grade for a pipe is Elephant Slonim. In Russian, Slon means elephant. | ||
*You may also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Alex on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-173/ Pipes Magazine Radio Show] | |||
[[File:alexflorov.jpg|thumb|right|A+ Grade courtesy Dennis Dreyer collection]] | |||
'''Alex Florov''' | '''Alex Florov''' |