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Valbruna Pipe represents the personal vision of Italian pipe maker Simone Gaudenzi, rooted in the renowned Pesaro school of craftsmanship.
Through a limited and carefully curated production, Gaudenzi creates handmade briar pipes that combine contemporary design with traditional Italian excellence. Each piece is crafted with meticulous attention to detail, from raw briar selection to final finishing, resulting in pipes defined by balance, purity...
Nicola Pirocco: Italian Artisan Crafting Handmade Briar Pipes Between Tradition and Innovation It is with great pleasure that we present a young Italian artisan who has always had a deep passion for pipes but only recently decided to transform this passion into a true art. Hailing from Casalbordino, in Abruzzo, a village located on the hills overlooking the sea and near the famous Costa dei Trabocchi, Nicola Pirocco has chosen to devote himself to...
The relationship between food and pipe tobacco might seem, at first glance, like an unusual pairing. However, for enthusiasts of both arts, there is a fascinating synergy between the taste and aroma of tobacco and the sensory notes offered by cuisine. Just as a fine wine can complement a dish, so too can pipe tobacco, with its complex fragrances, interact with culinary flavors and textures, creating a unique multisensory experience. Pipe Tobacco:...
Francesco Ganci is an Italian pipe maker whose work reflects the meeting point between craftsmanship, artistic sensitivity, and the Ligurian landscape.
From his first encounter with wood to his training in fine instrument making and his specialization in briar, his journey is defined by passion and transformation. Each pipe is handmade with meticulous care, combining technique, material, and aesthetic vision into unique creations. Today, Ganci...
Pipe: The important thing is to start Whatever you take up, whether a serious activity or just a hobby, it’s always hard to start without at least some preliminary preparation. It’s best to stop and look at the type of instructions and recommendations involved. For anyone who has never smoked a pipe before and is tempted by such a special world made up of gestures, sensations and nuances, we believe there should...
Below the headline of Le Var (political, administrative, agricultural, industrial and commercial newspaper of the Department) dated Thursday, May 7th, 1868, is a dense political bulletin. At the bottom of the page is the Feuilleton du Var: La fiancée de la mer - histoire vénitienne. On the fourth and last page, we can see a few advertisements, but it is the annonces judiciaires that are worth reading: one of them reveals that on March...
