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'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes''''''
'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes''''''


[[File:PaulLanier Pipe1.jpg|thumb|Example of Paul's work from [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/paul-lanier-1932-11-june-2015.html Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog]]][[File:PaulLanier.jpg|thumb|left|Paul Lanier, from [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/paul-lanier-1932-11-june-2015.html Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog]]]''Paul Lanier''' is the brand of the French artisan and master of sculpted pipes, and one of the best artists in the field. Piratically retired, every uear he makes a pipe with the effigy of the "French Smoker of the Year", elected by the Confrérie des Maîtres-Pipiers de Sanit-Claude, a piece which usually takes about three weeks to produce.
[[File:PaulLanier Pipe1.jpg|thumb|Example of Paul's work from [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/paul-lanier-1932-11-june-2015.html Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog]]][[File:PaulLanier.jpg|thumb|left|Paul Lanier, from [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/paul-lanier-1932-11-june-2015.html Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog]]]''Paul Lanier''' is the brand of the French artisan and master of sculpted pipes, and one of the best artists in the field. Piratically retired, every uear he makes a pipe with the effigy of the "French Smoker of the Year", elected by the [[Confrérie des maîtres-pipiers]] de [[Saint-Claude]], a piece which usually takes about three weeks to produce.


Independent since the 1980s, he previously worked for [[Butz-Choquin]]. Paul was awarded the title of "Meuilleur Ouvrier de France' in 1991 and 1994, and his most accomplished works are on show at the Saint-Claude Pipe and Diamond Muuseum. He also sculpts based on customer designs. Paul uses ebonite, acrylic, and horn stems.
Independent since the 1980s, he previously worked for [[Butz-Choquin]]. Paul was awarded the title of "Meuilleur Ouvrier de France' in 1991 and 1994, and his most accomplished works are on show at the Saint-Claude Pipe and Diamond Muuseum. He also sculpts based on customer designs. Paul uses ebonite, acrylic, and horn stems.
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From site [http://www.adhocpipe.com/EWApipe.htm Ad Hoc Pipe]
From site [http://www.adhocpipe.com/EWApipe.htm Ad Hoc Pipe]


[[File:PaulLanier Pipe2.jpg|thumb|Example of Paul's work from [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/paul-lanier-1932-11-june-2015.html Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog]]][[File:PaulLanier Pipe3.jpg|thumb|left|Example of Paul's work from [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/paul-lanier-1932-11-june-2015.html Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog]]]'''Paul Lanier''' is one of the carvers of pipe of Saint Claude. As his colleagues, he is pursuing the tradition of pipe carving of Saint Claude. Paul has carved a lot of pipes and he realizes every year the portrait of the First Pipe Smoker of France. You can appreciate his talent through his realizations, which for many of them are presented in the Pipe and Diamond Museum of Saint Claude.
[[File:PaulLanier Pipe2.jpg|thumb|Example of Paul's work from [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/paul-lanier-1932-11-june-2015.html Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog]]][[File:PaulLanier Pipe3.jpg|thumb|left|Example of Paul's work from [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/paul-lanier-1932-11-june-2015.html Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog]]]'''Paul Lanier''' is one of the carvers of pipe of Saint-Claude. As his colleagues, he is pursuing the tradition of pipe carving of Saint-Claude. Paul has carved a lot of pipes and he realizes every year the portrait of the First Pipe Smoker of France. You can appreciate his talent through his realizations, which for many of them are presented in the Pipe and Diamond Museum of Saint-Claude.


Fantastic article on Paul's life and work on The Tobacco Pipe Artistry Blog: [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2012/09/paul-lanier.html Paul Lanier, Saint-Claude Pipe Sculptor extraordinaire]
Fantastic article on Paul's life and work on The Tobacco Pipe Artistry Blog: [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/2012/09/paul-lanier.html Paul Lanier, Saint-Claude Pipe Sculptor extraordinaire]


See also: http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.fr/2012/07/early-xxth-century-saint-claude-pipe.html
See also: http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.fr/2012/07/early-xxth-century-saint-claude-pipe.html
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]]
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]]
[[Category: France]]
[[Category: France]]

Latest revision as of 07:14, 6 December 2020

Note: Paul Lanier, born in 1932 passed on from this world on June 11th, 2015. He leaves a large body of beautiful work for us to enjoy and remember him by. See a wonderful article on the Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog.

From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes'

Example of Paul's work from Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog
Paul Lanier, from Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog

Paul Lanier' is the brand of the French artisan and master of sculpted pipes, and one of the best artists in the field. Piratically retired, every uear he makes a pipe with the effigy of the "French Smoker of the Year", elected by the Confrérie des maîtres-pipiers de Saint-Claude, a piece which usually takes about three weeks to produce.

Independent since the 1980s, he previously worked for Butz-Choquin. Paul was awarded the title of "Meuilleur Ouvrier de France' in 1991 and 1994, and his most accomplished works are on show at the Saint-Claude Pipe and Diamond Muuseum. He also sculpts based on customer designs. Paul uses ebonite, acrylic, and horn stems.

From site Ad Hoc Pipe

Example of Paul's work from Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog
Example of Paul's work from Tobacco Pipe Artistry blog

Paul Lanier is one of the carvers of pipe of Saint-Claude. As his colleagues, he is pursuing the tradition of pipe carving of Saint-Claude. Paul has carved a lot of pipes and he realizes every year the portrait of the First Pipe Smoker of France. You can appreciate his talent through his realizations, which for many of them are presented in the Pipe and Diamond Museum of Saint-Claude.

Fantastic article on Paul's life and work on The Tobacco Pipe Artistry Blog: Paul Lanier, Saint-Claude Pipe Sculptor extraordinaire

See also: http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.fr/2012/07/early-xxth-century-saint-claude-pipe.html