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Pipe brands and makers by location
It would be great to see an overview of the history of pipe making in each region. Please feel free to contribute information to the individual sections. Many of the pipe makers still need bios or additional information and pictures (just click on them, and then select the Edit tab to add any information you have). Feel free to add other pipe makers you've a particular interest in or knowledge of. Please let me know if you need any help managing the wiki: mailto:sethile.pipes@gmail.com
We use the term Broken Pipe coined by Tom Dunn, and also used by Jan Andersson, to denote Pipe Makers who have passed on.
Africa
South Africa
Leon du Preez | Ebenhart's Handmade Pipes (Ebenhart Botha) | Jobert (Johan Slabbert)
Tanzania
America
Argentina
Bambi Pipes (Gustavo Miguel Gonzalez) | D'Capo (Paolo Minotti) | Luigi Pipes (Luis Arbotto) | Pablo A. Piombo (Pipas Piombo)
Brazil
Canada
Robert Blatter | Wolfgang Blazejewski (Pipes by Wolfgang) | Brigham Pipes | John Calich (J.Calich) | Cats Paw Pipes (Bill & Terri Weist) | Stephen Downie | MacQueen Pipes | Colm Magner | Michael Parks | John Rocheleau | Stefan Seles | Phillip Trypis | Julius Vesz
Canadian pipe making is very individual. Some styles are very traditional, showing definite Old World roots, while others are heavily influenced by the Danish freehand movement.
Chile
Mexico
Pipas de Cochera (Roberto González González)
United States
A - B: George Allen (Broken Pipe) | John Allen | Alpine Briars (Stephen Johnson) | American Smoking Pipe Co. (Mark Tinsky) | P. A. Anderson | Scott Anderson | Anima Pipes (Brian McNulty) | Antony Andre´ Pipes | Frank Augsberger (Broken Pipe) | B.A. Weaver Pipes (Bruce A. Weaver) | Al(fred) Baier | Bertram (Washington, DC) | Bolas De Fuego | Paul Bonaquisti | Bosi Pipes (Kirk Bosi) | J.M. Boswell | Bill Braddock (Art That Smokes) | Briar Art (Brian Ruthenberg) | Mike Brissett | Ed Burak (Connoisseur) | Mike Butera
C - D: Walt Cannoy | Charles Carroll (Broken Pipe) | Catterall Pipes (Van Catterall) | Dominic Cazzetta | Cellini | Chheda Pipes (Premal Chheda) | Christie Pipes (Eric C. Christie) | Robert Cipolla | Chris Clark | Greg Clemons | R.A. Clewell | Bill Collins (Jost) | Larry E. Comeaux | Consolidated Pipe Factory | Continental Briar Pipe Co. | C.E. Conway Jr. | Russ Cook | Tom Cook | Charles Patrick Cooke (Broken Pipe) | James T. Cooke | Joseph Cortigiano (Broken Pipe) | Joseph Crable | John Crosby | Custom-Bilt (needs photos) | Rad Davis | DeJarnett Pipes (Horace DeJarnett) | Delta Pipes (Michael Fauscette) | John Dengler | James DePrey | Fred Diebel | Diane Doerr | Dr. Grabow
E - H: E. Andrew Briars (Edward Andrew Jurkiewicz) | John H. Eells | Elliott Pipes (Skip Elliott) | Bob Ensslen] | Ken Erickson | Don Fairchild | Ron Fairchild | Tony Fillenwarth | Fischer (House of Fischer) | Fletcher's (Cullen Fletcher) | Florov Pipes (Alex Florov, ex Russia) | Wally Frank | Frederick G Pipes (Frederick Garlinghouse, broken pipe) | Mike Frey | Don Fuhr | Gabrieli Pipes (Dan Chlebove) | Andrew Glamp | GM Pipes (Gregg M. Bloom) | Gray Mountain Pipes (Mark Gradberg) | GRC Pipes (Darius Eruch Dah) | Jake Hackert | Robert E. Hayes | Henry Leonard & Thomas Inc. (HLT) | Hew Len Pipes (Jaden Hew Len) | Paul Hildebrand | Jack Howell | Hudson Universal Pipe Co. | Kurt A. Huhn
I - K: Ideal Mfg. | Imperati | Leo Irrera | J. Alan Pipes (Jeffrey Allen Gracik) | J. Arthur Pipes | J. Davis Pipes (Jody Davis) | J. Rinaldi Pipes (Jon Rinaldi) | Jack's Handmade Pipes (Jack Hamburg Jr.) | Michael Jacobson-Hardy | Jandrew (J. Andrew Kovacs) | Jelling | Jorg Jemelka | JHW Pipes (Jack H. Weinberger) | Johnson (Various makers!) | Richard C. Johnson | Steve Johnson | David Jones (Regency) | Yern "Bo" Jorgenson | JS Pipes (Joel Shapiro) | Michael Kabik | Brian Kalnitz | Mitch Kaufman | Kaywoodie (KBB, Currently made by S.M. Frank & Co. Inc.) | Kiess Pipes (Dr. Robert C. Kiess) | Kirsten Pipe Company (Metal Pipes) | Kuziel Pipes (Paul Kuziel)
L - M: Laughingmoon Pipes (Robert Vacher) | Samuel Learned | LHS (L & H Stern Pipe Making Company-- needs editing & photos)| Michael Lindner | Lips Pipeworks (Thomas J. Lips) | Loscalzo Pipes (Craig A. Loscalzo) | Luna Pipes (Tom Johnson) | M. Linkman & Co. (MLC) | Marchetti Pipes (Phil DeFant) | Joe Mariner | Andrew Marks | Martin Pipe Company (Hal Silverstein, broken pipe) | Marxman | Mastercraft | Medico (S.M. Frank & Co. Inc.) | E.A. Mehaffey | Clarence Mickles (Broken Pipe) | Micoli (Robert Eugene Burns) | Herb Milton | Tracy Mincer | Don Mock (Broken Pipe) | Jeremiah W. Montgomery | Morgan Pipes (Chris Morgan) | Mr. Groum (James H. Margroum, broken pipe) | John Murado
N - Q: Elliott Nachwalter | National Briar Pipe Co. | Rolando Negoita (US, ex Romania) | Tonni Nielsen (Denmark/United States) | Andrew Ogura (Broken Pipe) | Okie Pipes (Ralph T. Gibson) | Owl Shop (John Photakis) | Ozark Mountain Briars (David Johnson) | Scott Parfumi | Penguin Briar (Kim Kendall) | Robert Peretti | Paul Perri | Perry White Pipes (Bob Swanson) | Phoenix Pipes (Jason Watkins-Brock / WATROCK) | Piedmont Briars (Mark Spell) | Pohlmann Pipes (Brad Pohlmann) | Will Purdy | Ryan Quagliata | Quinn Pipes (Bryan Quinn)
R - T: R.A. Ward Pipes (Robert A. Ward) | R.G. Freehand Pipes (Robert Gebbie) | R.M. Perkins Pipes (Robert M. Perkins) | Renaissance Pipes (Tom Bahder) | Thayne Robertson | Tony Rodriguez | Curt Rollar | Larry Roush | RUbben Pipes (Randolph Ubben) | Russ Alan Pipes | S&R Pipes (Stephen & Roswitha Anderson) | S.E. Thile Pipes (Scott E. Thile) | S.M. Frank & Co. Inc. | Jerry Sands | R.C. Sands | Max Schulte | Ben Scofield | Bill Shalosky | Skoda Pipes (Joe Skoda) | Spence Pipes (Taft Spence) | Denny Souers | STOA Briars (Todd M. Johnson) | Vic Steinhart | Alan Stevenson | Robert Story | Ken Sturgill | Trever Talbert (France/United States) | Tatum's Workshop (Paul Tatum) | TC Fuller Pipes | Mark Tinsky | TM Pipes (Thomas Martin) | Bob Tredway | Tyler Lane Pipes (Tyler Lane Beard)
U - Z: Vardry Pipes (Patrick Vardry ?) | Vermont Freehand (Steven E. Norse) | M.O. Vickers | Lee von Erck | Pat M. Vottis | Bill Walther | Kerry S. Wathen | Robert Waughtel | Weber Pipe Co. (Carl Weber) | Tim West | Steve Weiner (Broken Pipe) | Whidbey Islander Pipes | Randy Wiley | William Demuth Company (WDC) (see also S. M. Frank & Co. Inc.) | Windjammer Pipes (Justin Bain) | Yello-Bole see also (S.M. Frank & Co. Inc.)
Amercan Miscellaneous (Seconds, thirds, discontinued and liquidated brands): AM A-K | AM L-Z
American pipe making is heavily influenced by the European schools, although Asian aesthetics, at least as they play out in pipes, have also become a notable influence. In particular, the Italian, English, and French schools, with their traditional shapes, have formed the basis for the work of many American pipe makers who have pored over collections of old Dunhills, Barlings, GBDs, Costellos, Savinelli's, etc. Many of these shapes were well established by the 1920s. Others are heavily influenced by the makers of Danish high grade pipes, who have likewise been influenced by their mentors, the fathers of the Danish freehand movement of the 1950's and '60s.
"Go West" is a fascinating look at high grade American pipe makers from across the pond. Written By: Erwin Van Hove and originally published in the French magazine, Pipe Mag.
Among other interesting developments in US pipe making has been Sandblasting. Fred Hanna wrote an interesting article for The Pipe Collector called, The Best Sandblasted Pipes are Being Made By Americans, where he writes, "Now and then, someone will point to a particular country, such as Denmark or Italy, and remark upon the quality of their pipe makers as a group. This may be in terms of design, finish, mouthpieces, engineering, or what have you. Let's add another such assessment. I have been watching the quality of sandblasting by Americans for the last couple of years, and I don't think there can be any doubt about it. The best sandblasted pipes OVERALL are now coming out of the USA."
Suffice it to say that a new generation of American pipe makers have emerged. Many have made the trek to high grade pipe mecca to study with the master carvers. They have brought back an entire school of technique and aesthetic and made it their own. Others combine the traditional and freehand styles in a unique combination. Regardless of their influences, many of these American pipe makers are pursuing pipe making with a tremendous passion and energy, and an individual spirit, not unlike the one that molded the country.
Uruguay
Asia / Australia
China
Gloredo (Leslie Ng) | Zhishan & Mindong Pipe
Israel
Japan
Shizuo Arita | Takeo Arita (needs more editing) | Azuma | Gajin (Gajin Hayafune) | Goisagi Pipes (Y. Miyasaka) | Kei'Ichi Gotoh | Seiji Hachiro | Jun'ichiro Higuchi | HiRo | Ichi (Ichi Kitahara) | Komatsu | Hajime Maruyama | saci (Yukio Okamura) | Kenichiro Sakurai | Smio Satou | Shima | Shimizu (Kanji Shimizu) | Hiroyuki Tokutomi | Yuki Tokutomi | Tsuge (Sab Tsuge, owner) | Fukashiro Tsutomu | Zousan
- See Beyond Tsuge - Martin Ferrent interviews Sykes Wilford about Japanese pipes, originally published at PFEIFENBOX
New Zealand
Speden Pipes (Don Speden, now Japan) | Jan Zeman
Europe
Albania
Austria
Andreas Bauer (Meerschaum) | Baff Tabakpfeifenunikate (David Wagner) | Edward's Pipes (Edward Czerny) | Erste Ottakringer Pfeifenmanufaktur (Patrick Rutka) | Harkam Pfeifen (Karl Harkam) | Karl Huml | Kemperling (Salzburger Pfeifenfabrik) | Hans Krenn | Josef Lenz (c/o Tischlerei Lenz) | Peter Matzhold | Pfeifendesign Lorenz ( Ludwig Lorenz) | Prammer Freehand Pfeifen (Josef Prammer) | Christoph Stiegler | Strambach (Meerschaum) | Tine Pipes (Martin Steinthaler)
Belgium
Bulgaria
GB Pipes (George Boyadjiev) | Getz Pipes (Georgi Todorov)
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Pavel Háp | Pavel Hodula | JanPipes (Jan Klouček) | Oldřich Jirsa | Karel Krška | Jiri Machek | Pearl Bee (Radka Hofmannová) | Martin Vlasak | Zapletal ART (Jiří Zapletal)
Denmark
Danish pipe makers (alphabetical by last name)
A-B: Aalbørg | Finn Meyan Andersen | Søren Eric Andersen | Anne Julie (Anne Julie Rasmussen) | Antique | Balleby Pipes (Kurt Balleby Hansen) | S. Bang (Per Hansen & Ulf Noltensmeier) | Knud Bech | Benner | K. Bertran | Bjarne (Bjarne Nielsen, broken pipe) | BMH | Leo Børgart | Peter Brakner (Broken Pipe) | Hans Brandt
C-G: Svend Axel Celius | Champ of Denmark | Emil Chonowitsch | Jess Chonowitsch | Lars Christensen | Crown | Danbark | Danish Sovereign | Danmore | Danske Club | Dantonian Pipe Works | Dybsø | Sven Egholm | Tom Eltang | Eminent | Eriksen | Former | Nils Frederiksen | Ingo Garbe
H: Jan Hansen | Per Hansen (S. Bang) | Poul Hansen | Hans Hartmann | Peter Hedegaard (Broken Pipe) | Peter Heding | Peter Heeschen | Gert Holbek | Preben Holm (Broken Pipe; needs more editing) | Jens Holmgaard (Broken Pipe) | P. Holtorp
I-J: Poul Ilsted | Lars Ivarsson | Nanna Ivarsson | Sixten Ivarsson (Broken Pipe, Sweden/Denmark) | Georg Jensen | Peder Christian Jeppesen (Neerup) | Jesper of Danmark | Mogens Johansen (Johs) | Benni Jørgensen | H.A. Jørgensen | Lasse Skovgaard Jørgensen |
K-M: Karl Erik (Karl Erik Ottendahl, broken pipe) | Kong Christian | Teddy Knudsen | Sven Knudsen | Johan Kock | Kriswill | KS Piben | Largo | Lars of Denmark | Else Larsen | Jørgen Larsen | Jørn Larsen | W.Ø. Larsen | Ib Loran | Manduela (Manduela Riger-Kusk) | Mathiasen | Jørn Micke (Broken Pipe) | Mr. Andersen
N: Neerup | Bent Nielsen | Erik Nielsen | Hans Nielsen | Ivan Holst Nielsen | Jens Tao Nielsen | Jørgen Nielsen | Kai Nielsen | Tonni Nielsen (Denmark/United States) | Viggo Nielsen | Ulf Noltensmeier (S. Bang) | Erik Nørding
O-S: Karl Kristian Olsen (Outrup Pibeservice) | Poul Olsen | Ib Olson| P.U.G. | Partout | Flemming Petersen | John E. Rasmussen | Kent Rasmussen | Poul Rasmussen (Broken Pipe) | Søren Refbjerg Rasmussen | Red Hat Pipes (Kjeld Sørensen) | Soborg | Stanwell
T-Z: Tao | Karsten Tarp | Helmer Thomsen | Bjørn Thurmann | Arne Urup | Ph. Vigen | Ole Walther (Walther Pipes) | Poul Winslow | York Deluxe
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We highly recommend the following article on the history of Danish pipe making by Jakob Groth. More Pipe maker articles coming soon to this section. Those in red still need articles. Please dive in if you'd like to help. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Scandinavian pipe makers. We highly recommend danishpipemakers.com
France
Alain Albuisson | Chacom (Bayard) | Butz-Choquin (Claude Romain) | Charles Courrieu | David Enrique (needs more editing) | EWA (was Waille) | Jeantet | Paul Lanier | Pascal Piazzolla | Bernard Reybier | Ropp | Trever Talbert (France/United States) | Roger Vincent | Vuillard | Melan Pipe
Germany
A - D: Arnoldi (Rudi Arnold) | Frank Axmacher | Baiano (Rudolf Apelt) | Rainer Barbi | Hasso Baudis | Wolfgang Becker | Volker Bier | Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck | Brandypipes (Oliver & Max Brandt) | Andreas Bricks | Werner Bürmann | Oliver Camphausen | Design Berlin (db, formerly Pfeifenstudio Hartmann) | Design Greven (Udo Wolbers) | Dobbelmann
E - J: FG Pipes (Frank Giercke) | Frank-Pfeifen (Frank Stollenwerk) | Horst Fuchs | Norbert Gerharz | Axel Glasner | Klaus Hahn | Volker Hahn | Klaus Hedwig | Hennen-Design (Hermann Hennen) | Gerrit Heyl | Hh-Pipes (Holger Haettich) | hn handmade pipes (Heiner Nonnenbroich) | Jan Harry (Jan Harry Seiffert) | Jarugski | JB Pfeifen (Joachim Bittl) | Werner Johst | Uwe Jopp | Karl-Heinz Joura | JulS (Julian Schäfer) | JÜSCH-Pipes (Jürgen Schmitt) |
K - Q: Hans Kallenberg | Ken Pipes (Ken Dederichs) | Günter Kittner | Reiner Klein | Klein-Pfeifendesign (Peter Klein) | Günter Kittner | Holmer Knudsen | Martin Krämer | Olaf Langner | Friedrich Karl-Peter Lehmann | Anton Manger | Cornelius Mänz | Ivan Melich | Robert Mewis | MM Pfeifen-Design (Markus Meyer) | Jürgen Moritz | Müllenbach & Thewald (M&T) | Werner Mummert | Nijstad Pfeifen (Gerd Nijstad) | Nikolas-Pfeifen (Nikolas Wagner) | Nils Thomsen Pipes | Hans Günter Noske | Oldenkott | Olis Pfeifen (Olaf Höppe) | Ingmar Oppenberg | Paul Pipes (Paul Becker) | Pfeifenmacher Stroh (Norbert Stroh) | Pfeifenwerkstatt T.H.A.L. (Thomas Wilbert) | Otto Pollner (Broken Pipe) | Gerhart Priewe | Andreas Püttmann |
R - Z: Axel Reichert | Reiner PIPE ART DESIGN (R.L. Will) | Reiner Thilo Pfeifen (Reiner Thilo Bindschädel) | Peter "Pit" Rohrbach | Roland-Briars (Roland Schwarz) | Rubec Pipes (Rudolf Beckmann) | Bertram Safferling | Shaabi Pipes (Manuel Shaabi, ex Lebanon) | snahti (Hans Wormit) | Bernd Sticklun | Eckhard Stöhr | Karl-Heinz Syring (Broken Pipe) | Tom Richard Pipes (Tom Richard Mehret) | Tortuga Babes (Achim Menzel) | Unikat-Pfeifen (Walter Krix) | VAUEN | Reinhardt Volz | Franz E. Waber | René Wähner | (Roger) Wallenstein | Fritz Weller | Gerhard Wilhelm | Ralf E. Wunderlich
More pipe maker articles coming soon. There exists an excellent site dedicated to German pipe makers. We highly recommend German Pipemakers
German resources:
- Berlin Tobacco College: The Berlin Tobacco College is open to the public and meets Thursday evenings at 8:00 in a local Berlin cafe. Sharing ideas, experiences, and good tobacco, the Berlin Tobacco College members welcome anyone interested in pipe smoking. In addition to pipe club evenings, the Berlin Tobacco College organizes the Berlin Pipe show and participates in the annual Berlin Christmas Charity event organized by Frank Zander. Website
- East German Pipe Smokers Association: Under the Direction of the German Pipe Smokers Association, we are working in conjunction with other pipe clubs to build the East German Pipe Smokers Association. Website
- Support of d.a.f.t home page: Nils Thomsen Pipes is an active member and supporter of the d.a.f.t home page and forum. Website
- Pipe Making Workshop: On Saturdays it is possible to spend the day making your own pipe form start to finish. The day begins at 10:00 a.m. with a coffee and a Briar block and ends in the evening in a cafe and your finished self-made pipe. These appointments are typically one to one and do not require previous wood-working experience. Participants pay approximately 200.00 € which includes the material. Website
- Pipe smoking class for beginners: Every second Thursday evening of each month at 7:00 in the store, you are invited to join a beginners class in pipe smoking. Website
Great Britain
A - K: Abbey Pipes | Ashton | Astley's | Barling | BBB (Blumfeld’s Best Briar, formerly A. Frankau) | Ben Wade | Blakemar Briars (Michael Billington) | Castleford | Charatan | Comoy's of London | Duncan Briars | Dunhill | Ferndown (L. & J.S. Briars) (Ellwood) | GBD | Hardcastle (became Parker-Hardcastle) |
L - Z: Larrysson Pipes (Paul Hubarrt) | Loewe & Co. | London Castle Pipes (G. Huybrecht) | Masta Patent Pipe Company | Millville (Dennis and John Marshall) | Parker | Sasieni | Upshall (also makes Tilshead)| Ian Walker (Northern Briar Pipes) |
Greece
Alexander Pipes (Alexandros Zavvos) | Amadeus Pipes
Ireland
Italy
"No content yet" is indicated by ***!
A - B: "Aldo Morelli" | "Aldo Velani" | Amarcord | Amorelli (Salvatore Amorelli) | Ardor (Dorelio Rovera e C.) | Armellini (Mauro Armellini, Broken Pipe) | "Angelo Venezia" *** | Aqualong (Enzo Foresti) | Ascorti (Roberto Ascorti) | Baldo Baldi | Cesare Barontini | Ilio Barontini | Bartoli | Becker & Musicò (Paolo Becker & Giorgio Musicò) | Fritz Becker (Broken Pipe) | Paolo Becker | Renato Bellina | Sandro Bellomo | Mauro Bernardini | Mario Bertinetti | Ercole Bogni | Alberto Bonfiglioli | Brebbia
C - F: Calabria Pipe (Vito Carlino) | Caminetto (Roberto Ascorti) | Cassano Pipes (Ceresa) | Castello (Carlo Scotti, Broken Pipe) | Claudio Cavicchi | Luciano Cerrato | "Cesare" | Corrado (Corrado Frignani) | Corsellini 1880 (Alessandro Corsellini) | Dante Pipes (Massimo Angelo) *** | Alberto Del Grano | DG Pipe (Gabriele Dal Fiume) | Dino da Campione (Leonardo Airaghi, Broken Pipe) | Don Carlos (Bruto Sordini) | Enricoro (Enrico Marola) | Fe-Ro (Figli di Federico Rovera s.n.c.) | Michele Fiare' | Filì Pipe (Filippo Panepinto) | Bruno Freddi | Funambolo (Federico Giorio) | [[]] ()
G - L: Gardesana (Fiorenzo Rovera) | Mario Gasparini | Gigi (Luigi Crugnola) *** | Mauro Gilli | Domenico Giordano | Domenico Grenci (Broken Pipe) *** | Flavio Guidi | Hully Briars | Il Ceppo (Franco Rossi & his sister Nadia) | Il Duca Pipe (Massimiliano Rimensi) | Tonino Jacono | L'Anatra | La Bitta (Armando Fumia) | La Fiamma (Gino Tarabella) *** | Fabio La Rocca | Dante Lavoratore | Le Foglie (Fabrizio Paolucci] | Le Nuvole (Maurizio Tombari) | Romano Legari | Lorenzetti | Lorenzo (Lorenzo Tagliabue, formerly Fratelli Lana)
M - Q: Antonio Manganaro *** | Giuliano Marconi *** | Mario Grandi (Aldo Pierluigi) *** | Mastro Beraldi (Aldo Pierluigi) | Mastro de Paja | "Mauro Cateni" *** | Enrico Medaglia | Giorgio Micheli | Molina Pipe (Giovanni Carollo) | Moretti (Marco Biagini) | Munalli | Roberto Nava | Serge Navarra | Enzo Nidiaci | Non canta la raganella (NCLR) | Gerardo Papalia | Al Pascià | Enrico Passoni | Pipa Croci | Fratelli Quattrociocchi
R - Z: Radice | Richichi | Rinaldo (Elio & Guido Rinaldo) | Romeo Pipe (Domenico Romeo) | Rossi | Salmastro (Michele Mellone] *** | Stefano Santambrogio | Savinelli | Ser Dany *** | Ser Jacopo (Giancarlo Guidi) | Tommaso Spanu | Cesare Talamona | Fulvio Trangoni *** | Trinita' (Mauro Rota] | Vascello (Francesco Di Mento) *** | Luigi Viprati | Michele Visconti ***
Italian Miscellanous (Seconds, thirds, discontinued and liquidated brands): IM A-K | IM L-Z
More pipe maker articles coming soon. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Italian pipe makers. We highly recommend italianpipemakers.com
- See A Short History of The Italian Handmade Pipe, by R.D.Field for an interesting article on the Castello, Caminetto, and Ascorti connection.
- See Thoughts on Italian Pipes - Sykes Wilford's musings on Italian pipe design.
- Pipe making courses by Bertram Safferling. For info see Safferling
Malta
Netherlands
Elbert Gubbels (Koninklijke Fabriek van Tabakspijpen / Royal Dutch Pipe Factory; Brands: Amphora, Big Ben, Hilson, Royal Dutch) | P.G.C. Hajenius | Bernard Myburgh (Don Bernard Pipes)
Norway
Poland
Bartlomiej Antoniewski | B&B (Artur & Mariusz Bednarczyk) | Bróg (Zbigniew & Renata Bednarczyk) | Ryszard Filar | Ryszard Kulpinski | Marek Parol | Poliński (Tadeusz & Celina Poliński) | Rogrus (Robert Gruszczynski) | Tomasz Samsel (now Australia) | Henryk Worobiec
Portugal
Elie (also living in Belgium) | Joao Reis
Romania
Gabos Pipes (Gabos Costin Iuliu)
Russia
Sergey Ailarov | Sergey Dyomin (also "Demin") | Alexey Fyodorov | Vladimir Grechukhin | Valentin Kiselyov | Alexey Kharlamov (also "Harlamov") | Evgeniy Looshin (also "Lushin" | Mr. Pipes (Misha Revyagin) | Alexandr Saharov | Viktor Yashtylov
Slovenia
Spain
Joan Bonet | Bruken (Sucesores de Emilio Navarro) | Jaume Homs | Iberica de Pipas | Joseph Niubó | Pipas Martín (Rafael Martín Oltra) | Pipas Sigmund (Segimon Baulenas) | Pipas Soler (Joan P. Soler) | Saladich (Joan Saladich i Garriga) | Salvatella (Enric Moulines Giralt) | Josep Santané | Siro Taioli
Sweden
Björn of Sweden (Björn Bengtsson) | Bengt Carlson | Dura Pipes (Dura Semjaniv, Broken Pipe) | Geiger Pipes (Love Geiger) | Gurra (Lars-Göran Markunger) | Sixten Ivarsson (Broken Pipe) (Sweden/Denmark) | Arne Ljung | Bo Nordh (Broken Pipe) | Thunér Pipes (Ronny Thunér) | Vollmer & Nilsson (Martin Vollmer & Anders Nilsson)
Although much deserved credit has been given to Danish pipemakers & the "Danish Freehand" style, a lot of credit has to go to a handful of brilliant and innovative Swedish pipemakers, not the least of whom were Sixten Ivarsson & Bo Nordh (may they smoke & rest in peace).
More pipe maker articles coming soon. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Swedish pipe makers. We highly recommend Svenska Pipklubben (Swedish Pipe Club) and extend many thanks to Jan Andersson, club secretary (and pipe smoker, of course).
Switzerland
Bru-Bu (Brunner & Buhofer) | Davidoff | Design by FRANZ (Franz von Matt) | Egloff, Peter | Fischer, Peter | Innerschwyzer-Pfeifen (Paul J. Heinzer & Family) | Daniel Jud | La Pipa (Stefan Capaul) | Peter Pfeifenbau (Roman Peter) | Stich (Drechslerei Stich AG) | Tom’s Pipe-Line (Thomas Habermacher) | Tschan | Wagner Pipes | Wagner Tabak-Lädeli | White Dog Freehand Pipes (Richard Baggenstos) | WR Freehand Pipes (Wolfgang Röllin)
We urgently need Helvetians (Swiss) to contribute info for the above pipemakers.
Ukraine
Golden Gate | Alexander Ponomarchuk | Konstantin Shekita | Valeriy Rizhenko
BPipaClub.com (La pagina del Barcelona Pipa Club sobre pipas y tabacos más activa para toda la comunidad de habla hispana )
Smokers Forums (an active international online pipe-smoking community committed to a civil tone)
Pipes.org (lots of great links and a wealth of information)
NASPC.org (North American Society of Pipe Collectors)
A.S.P (the web home of alt.smokers.pipes, a very active and interesting newsgroup)
TobaccoReviews.com (a fantastic site to research tobaccos you might enjoy)
Smoking pipe (tobacco) article on Wikipedia
PipeMakersForum.com (Great information on pipe making and fellowship with pipe makers)
WikiPipa. Enciclopedia Virtual de la Pipa
La Pipa. La página en castellano sobre la pipa y el tabaco
Gray Fox Online Forum (General pipe smoking forum with an emphasis on old and new Kaywoodies)
The French pipes and tobacco discussion group
Pipes et tabacs :http://groups.google.fr/group/Pipes-et-tabacs/topics?hl=fr
Groupe Fumeurs de Pipe (The first French group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)
Fumeurs de Pipe (A French site dedicated to pipes, pipe makers, and so on...)
Christian Pipe Smokers (An active group of pipe smokers that also discuss theology)
"Toward a Theology of Pipesmoking," (a humorous tract by the Rev. Arthur D. Yunker; permission granted by author)
Club de Pipafumadores Uruguay 2001 (since 2001 - en internet desde el 10/8/2001)
PipeClub.info (Russian Speaking Pipesmokers Association)
Pipe Village (The portal for worldwide Chinese pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2001)
Fumare La Pipa (The first and biggest italian website dedicated to pipe, pipesmokers, pipemakers...)