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'''Martin | '''Martin Vlasák''' (Martin's Pipes), was born May 9, 1962. He is from Brno, Bohemia, and makes pipes as a hobby. He works with briar from Italy and frequently uses silver bands on his pipes. Martin made the 2003 model for the [[Brebbia]] series ''Grandi Designers della Pipa'', and his work is exported to Slovakia, Poland, Hungry, Germany, USA, and Japan.<ref>From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes</ref> | ||
A very experienced smoker, he has one of the best ever times in international competitions. | A very experienced smoker, he has one of the best ever times in international competitions. | ||
Symbol: a gemstone (at least on the best pieces) | Symbol: a gemstone (at least on the best pieces). | ||
<blockquote>I made my first tobacco pipe as a ten-year old boy. I carved a head of an Indian from a piece of mahogany. We needed a calumet for our kids’ games. At that time I didn’t even know what the calumet looked like. To my surprise the tobacco pipe worked and that’s how it all has started. | |||
At the age of sixteen I was completely addicted to the pipes and I also started smoking them since. | At the age of sixteen I was completely addicted to the pipes and I also started smoking them since. | ||
It`s been almost twenty years ago when the available production didn’t interest me anymore. I got few briar pipe blanks and tried to make my first real pipes. | It`s been almost twenty years ago when the available production didn’t interest me anymore. I got few briar pipe blanks and tried to make my first real pipes. | ||
I would like to mention my first mentor Dr. Josef Stanislav, a true pipe expert, my first critic and advisor. | I would like to mention my first mentor Dr. Josef Stanislav, a true pipe expert, my first critic and advisor. | ||
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At the beginning I made pipes only for myself, then for my friends and these days my pipes are on all continents. When I say all continents I really mean all six of them. One of my pipes spent half year at a polar station in the Antarctic. | At the beginning I made pipes only for myself, then for my friends and these days my pipes are on all continents. When I say all continents I really mean all six of them. One of my pipes spent half year at a polar station in the Antarctic. | ||
In 2003 I was approached by the company Brebbia to create a pipe for | In 2003 I was approached by the company [[Brebbia]] to create a pipe for ''Grandi Designers della Pipa'' series. | ||
The pipe was made and I, somehow, found myself in the company of the names such as [[Alberto Paronelli]], [[Buzzi|Enea Buzzi]], [[Otto Pollner]], [[Bjarne|Bjarne Nielsen]], [[Rainer Barbi]] or [[Tsuge|Sab Tsuge]]. | The pipe was made and I, somehow, found myself in the company of the names such as [[Alberto Paronelli]], [[Buzzi|Enea Buzzi]], [[Otto Pollner]], [[Bjarne|Bjarne Nielsen]], [[Rainer Barbi]] or [[Tsuge|Sab Tsuge]]. | ||
In 2014, after 25 years of running, I was forced to close down my own furniture company. Since July 2014 I’ve been only concentrated on creating and making pipes. | In 2014, after 25 years of running, I was forced to close down my own furniture company. Since July 2014 I’ve been only concentrated on creating and making pipes. | ||
In almost 20 years of my production of pipes I have never made two identical ones. I hope my ideas will never leave me and I’ll still be able to bring you something new... | In almost 20 years of my production of pipes I have never made two identical ones. I hope my ideas will never leave me and I’ll still be able to bring you something new...</blockquote> | ||
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== Gallery == | |||
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== Contact Information == | |||
'''Martin's Pipes Bohemia''' | |||
Brno | Brno | ||
Czech Republic | Czech Republic | ||
E-mail: [Jazzmartin62@gmail.com] | |||
Website: http://www.martinspipes.com/ | E-mail: [mailto:Jazzmartin62@gmail.com Jazzmartin62@gmail.com] | ||
Website: [http://www.martinspipes.com/ http://www.martinspipes.com/] (inactive) | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Czech Republic]] | [[Category: Czech Republic]] | ||