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[[File:Keresaspa profile.jpg|295x295px|alt=|thumb|Keresaspa, courtesy of Keresaspa.]] | [[File:Keresaspa profile.jpg|295x295px|alt=|thumb|Keresaspa, courtesy of Keresaspa.]] | ||
[[File:New Logo with Orb of Ishtar Grading stampKeresaspa.JPG|alt=|thumb|295x295px|Keresaspa's stamp, 'Keresaspa' in Latin script, followed by a second stamp indicating the grade of the pipe. Image courtesy Keresaspa.]] | [[File:New Logo with Orb of Ishtar Grading stampKeresaspa.JPG|alt=|thumb|295x295px|Keresaspa's stamp, 'Keresaspa' in Latin script, followed by a second stamp indicating the grade of the pipe. Image courtesy Keresaspa.]] | ||
Keresaspa (Persian: گرشاسپ; ''Kərəsāspa'') pipes are made by Saeed ‘Keresaspa’ Nazarli (b. 1991), an Iranian pipemaker living in Tehran. Keresaspa is the nickname that he goes by, and the name given to his pipes; it is a transliteration of the name of a an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garshasp ancient Persian mythological figure], which is itself an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan Avestan] word meaning ‘he with the the slender horses.’ Keresaspa lives with his wife, who also makes pipes under the name [[Atin]].<ref>The information for this page was provided to the author by Keresaspa.</ref> | Keresaspa (Persian: گرشاسپ; Latin: ''Kərəsāspa'') pipes are made by Saeed ‘Keresaspa’ Nazarli (b. 1991), an Iranian pipemaker living in Tehran. Keresaspa is the nickname that he goes by, and the name given to his pipes; it is a transliteration of the name of a an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garshasp ancient Persian mythological figure], which is itself an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan Avestan] word meaning ‘he with the the slender horses.’ Keresaspa lives with his wife, who also makes pipes under the name [[Atin]].<ref>The information for this page was provided to the author by Keresaspa.</ref> | ||
Keresaspa began smoking pipes in 2010 began researching them as an enthusiast. He later co-founded the Iran Pipe Club, writing numerous articles about pipes and tobacco for the IPC and serving as its president between 2012 and 2018. | Keresaspa began smoking pipes in 2010 began researching them as an enthusiast. He later co-founded the Iran Pipe Club, writing numerous articles about pipes and tobacco for the IPC and serving as its president between 2012 and 2018. | ||
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In terms of influences, Keresaspa remains fascinated by the precise engineering behind the ‘perfect smoker.’ Therefore, a major influence upon Keresaspa’s pipes are the experiments he has undertaken in order to fine-tune the smoking characteristics of a pipe. In addition to this, Keresaspa asks his customers who own high-end artisan pipes to send him lists of their measurements, so that he has more variables to test out for himself. Keresaspa is also a great admirer of the aesthetic styles of many of the masters of Scandinavian and Japanese pipemaking, citing [[Ivarsson, Sixten|Sixten]] and [[Ivarsson, Lars|Lars Ivarsson]], [[Nordh|Bo Nordh]], [[Jørn Micke]], [[Poul Ilsted Bech|Poul Ilsted]], [[Chonowitsch, Jess|Jess Chonowitsch]], [[Gotoh|Kei ‘Ichi Gotoh]], and [[Tokutomi, Hiroyuki|Hiroyuki Tokutomi]] as inspirations. However, Keresaspa also remains fond of classical English-French shapes, especially the functionalist simplicity of the humble billiard. | In terms of influences, Keresaspa remains fascinated by the precise engineering behind the ‘perfect smoker.’ Therefore, a major influence upon Keresaspa’s pipes are the experiments he has undertaken in order to fine-tune the smoking characteristics of a pipe. In addition to this, Keresaspa asks his customers who own high-end artisan pipes to send him lists of their measurements, so that he has more variables to test out for himself. Keresaspa is also a great admirer of the aesthetic styles of many of the masters of Scandinavian and Japanese pipemaking, citing [[Ivarsson, Sixten|Sixten]] and [[Ivarsson, Lars|Lars Ivarsson]], [[Nordh|Bo Nordh]], [[Jørn Micke]], [[Poul Ilsted Bech|Poul Ilsted]], [[Chonowitsch, Jess|Jess Chonowitsch]], [[Gotoh|Kei ‘Ichi Gotoh]], and [[Tokutomi, Hiroyuki|Hiroyuki Tokutomi]] as inspirations. However, Keresaspa also remains fond of classical English-French shapes, especially the functionalist simplicity of the humble billiard. | ||
[[File:Keresaspa blowfishes.png|left|thumb|A selection of blowfish-style pipes inspired by Lars Ivarsson. Created from images courtesy Keresaspa.]] | [[File:Keresaspa blowfishes.png|left|thumb|A selection of blowfish-style pipes inspired by Lars Ivarsson. Created from images courtesy Keresaspa.]] | ||
Other sources of inspiration for Keresaspa include a variety of man-made and natural objects, including architecture, as might be expected. One example has been Achaemenid columns, known in the Western world as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_column Persian, or Persepolitan, columns], which inspired Kersaspa in the shaping and flaring of some of his pipe stems. | Other sources of inspiration for Keresaspa include a variety of man-made and natural objects, including architecture, as might be expected. One example has been Achaemenid columns, known in the Western world as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_column Persian, or Persepolitan, columns], which inspired Kersaspa in the shaping and flaring of some of his pipe stems. [[File:KeresaspaPersianColumnStem.jpg|thumb|225x225px|A Keresaspa pipe stem modeled on the columns of the ancient Persian Achaemenid empire. Image courtesy Keresaspa.]] | ||
[[File:Keresaspa billiards.png|thumb|A selection of Keresaspa briar billiards utilizing various materials, including wild and Buddha bamboo, ebonite, and Bakelite. Created from images courtesy Keresaspa. ]] | [[File:Keresaspa billiards.png|thumb|A selection of Keresaspa briar billiards utilizing various materials, including wild and Buddha bamboo, ebonite, and Bakelite. Created from images courtesy Keresaspa. ]] | ||
In terms of the construction of his pipes, Kerasaspa follows one of two approaches. If he is making a classical shape, everything is planned in advance. If a line is supposed to be flat, it must be exactly level; if a line is supposed to be tapered, it must follow an even decline. Contrary to what a pipe smoker may imagine, the most traditional and common shapes are often the hardest to perfect. For free-hand or free-style shapes, Keresaspa closely studies the works of the aforementioned masters, taking cues from their lines and figures as he first begins to shape the bowl, before taking the design off into directions of his own preference, towards those chosen by the briar’s grain, or following the subtle suggestions of his other materials, such as a piece of bamboo. | In terms of the construction of his pipes, Kerasaspa follows one of two approaches. If he is making a classical shape, everything is planned in advance. If a line is supposed to be flat, it must be exactly level; if a line is supposed to be tapered, it must follow an even decline. Contrary to what a pipe smoker may imagine, the most traditional and common shapes are often the hardest to perfect. For free-hand or free-style shapes, Keresaspa closely studies the works of the aforementioned masters, taking cues from their lines and figures as he first begins to shape the bowl, before taking the design off into directions of his own preference, towards those chosen by the briar’s grain, or following the subtle suggestions of his other materials, such as a piece of bamboo. | ||
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Due to his exacting standards and focus on precision, Keresaspa produces around 30 pipes per year at present. | Due to his exacting standards and focus on precision, Keresaspa produces around 30 pipes per year at present. | ||
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== Grading and Dating == | == Grading and Dating == | ||