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In the beginning of the 60'ies, Sixten began to have pupils. From an early age his son Lars earned his pocket money in the workshop, first by sweeping the floor, then by repairing pipes and finally by making his own pipes. Lars graduated from school of economics with a degree, but pipe making won over economics. (About Lars, see P&T vol. 1 no. 4). Later came Jess Chonowitsch (P&T vol. 2, no. 3) and [[Jørn Micke]] (who is almost unknown, except in Japan). They are all known to make very high grade pipes. | In the beginning of the 60'ies, Sixten began to have pupils. From an early age his son Lars earned his pocket money in the workshop, first by sweeping the floor, then by repairing pipes and finally by making his own pipes. Lars graduated from school of economics with a degree, but pipe making won over economics. (About Lars, see P&T vol. 1 no. 4). Later came [[Jess Chonowitsch]] (P&T vol. 2, no. 3) and [[Jørn Micke]] (who is almost unknown, except in Japan). They are all known to make very high grade pipes. | ||
Bo Nordh from Sweden, perhaps the perfectionist above all perfectionists, gained much inspiration from Sixten. He developed his shapes from classical pipes of less interest into fantastic free hand shapes through his acquaintance with Sixten, who still had Swedish citizenship. Finally Lars' daughter Nanna assisted Sixten in his workshop late in the 80'ies and in the beginning of the 90'ies, especially with the stages of process that need a good eye sight. She also learnt to carve her own pipes, but has now chosen to become an industrial designer. In these pipe makers´ pipes you can see a clear similarity with Sixten's shapes, especially in their earlier pipes. Today the pupils of "Sixten's school" have developed their own style, but the relationship to the master's style can still be seen. | Bo Nordh from Sweden, perhaps the perfectionist above all perfectionists, gained much inspiration from Sixten. He developed his shapes from classical pipes of less interest into fantastic free hand shapes through his acquaintance with Sixten, who still had Swedish citizenship. Finally Lars' daughter Nanna assisted Sixten in his workshop late in the 80'ies and in the beginning of the 90'ies, especially with the stages of process that need a good eye sight. She also learnt to carve her own pipes, but has now chosen to become an industrial designer. In these pipe makers´ pipes you can see a clear similarity with Sixten's shapes, especially in their earlier pipes. Today the pupils of "Sixten's school" have developed their own style, but the relationship to the master's style can still be seen. | ||
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=== Sixten's Importance/Impact === | === Sixten's Importance/Impact === | ||
[[File:SixtenJapan1.jpg|thumb|400px|left]][[File:SixtenJapan2.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]Sixten's great impact on Danish pipe making culture is perhaps clearest when you look at the persons from the "pipe establishment" who attended his funeral in the spring of 2001: Pipe makers and son, [[Lars Ivarsson]] and granddaughter, [[ Nanna Ivarsson]], of course, also | [[File:SixtenJapan1.jpg|thumb|400px|left]][[File:SixtenJapan2.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]Sixten's great impact on Danish pipe making culture is perhaps clearest when you look at the persons from the "pipe establishment" who attended his funeral in the spring of 2001: Pipe makers and son, [[Lars Ivarsson]] and granddaughter, [[ Nanna Ivarsson]], of course, also Jess Chonowitsch and Jørn Micke, Per Hansen & Ulf Noltensmeier ([[S. Bang]]) and [[Tom Eltang]], all among the upper class of artisan pipe makers in the world, from [[Stanwell]]: Managing director Jens Lillelund and foreman Arne Dehli and finally the author of this article as a "pipe fan" and "pipe friend" | ||
*When Sixten started at Suhr's Pipe Repair Shop, a pipe maker was a more or less unskilled worker like a navvy or factory worker. When he ended his career, a pipe maker was considered an artist in his field performing highly admired artisan work (e.g. like a silver smith) that sold at sometimes incredible prices. | *When Sixten started at Suhr's Pipe Repair Shop, a pipe maker was a more or less unskilled worker like a navvy or factory worker. When he ended his career, a pipe maker was considered an artist in his field performing highly admired artisan work (e.g. like a silver smith) that sold at sometimes incredible prices. | ||