37
edits
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
(20 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Sabina Santos is the name behind Sabina Pipes, handmade pipes from Portugal. | Sabina Santos is the name behind Sabina Pipes, handmade pipes from Portugal. | ||
One of the few | One of the few active female pipemakers in pipe carving community. | ||
Sabina Santos was born on 20th May 1985 in Tiel, Netherlands, but lives in Portugal since she was 3 years old. | Sabina Santos was born on 20th May 1985 in Tiel, Netherlands, but lives in Portugal since she was 3 years old. | ||
She is married and a mother of a | She is married and a mother of a 5 years boy. | ||
Sabina has a Communication Degree but she | Sabina has a Communication Degree but she used to work in Finantial area. Working with numbers gave her useful skills as concentration, accuracy and focus on details. | ||
But she always missed an activity in which she could express her criativity. | But she always missed an activity in which she could express her criativity. | ||
Her old job was a bit stressful and she usually dedicated her free time to small projects of wood craft. Working with hands always gave to Sabina a peaceful and fulfillment feeling. | |||
When her husband, a long time pipe smoker, began to explore the pipe | When her husband, a long time pipe smoker, began to explore the pipe makers universe, she started to find it very interesting and she felt in love with the idea of carving a pipe. | ||
She | |||
After her son were born, she left her job to be a stay at home mom and when he was 3 months old, Sabina had the opportunity to carve her first pipe. | |||
She just loved the experience and it was the beginning of her journey as pipe maker. | |||
During three years Sabina was a self-taught pipe maker, learning with each pipe, with attempts and errors. | |||
But it was not enough for her and she felt the urge to learn more. | |||
To achieve that Sabina spent 7 weeks in Denmark in a journey to improve her skills in pipe carving. | |||
The pipe maker Joao Reis has been Sabina's Mentor and with him she got another view from the smoking pipe design and engineering. | |||
During her stay in Denmark, she got also precious lessons and advices from the pipe makers Kai Nielsen, Tom Eltang, Kurt Balleby and Tao. | |||
Attending the Chicago Pipe Show and the International Pipe Show in Chengde - China, Sabina could also meet other pipe makers, who have became good friends and also share their knowledge, as Alex Florov and Premal Cheeda. | |||
The design of Sabina's pipes have a strong Danish influence. | |||
She get inspiration in the great Scandinavian Pipe Masters, such as the Ivarsson Family, Bo Nordh, Paul Ilsted and Jess Chonowitsch. | |||
She likes the classic shapes but with a modern twist. | |||
Despite Sabina pursue an aesthetic approach, when she's carving a pipe, her main focus is always in a rigorous engineering and drilling execution in order to ensure a superior smoking experience. | |||
She seek for beautiful pipes, never forgetting they are intended to be smoked. | |||
Sabina's pipes are all stamped as "Sabina" and some got in addition the "G" stamp. This stamp is just reserved for the greatest pipes and a tribute to her son, Gil. | |||
*You may also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Sabina on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-223/ Pipes Magazine Radio Show]. | |||
'''Contact Information:''' | |||
Website: http://www.sabinapipes.com | |||
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabinapipes | |||
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabinapipes/ | |||
[[Category:Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category:Portugal]] |
edits