Sebastian Heck Smooth “Ivarsson” Blowfish w/ Bone Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Sebastian Heck is part of younger generation of highly skilled artisans to have emerged from Germany in recent years. Based in Heidelberg, Heck took up pipe smoking—and, ultimately, pipe-making—as part of a conscious effort toward slowing down in an otherwise constantly accelerating modern world. Like many pipe makers, Heck took his first steps into the craft as a restorer of estate and heirloom pieces, which in time brought with it an expansion of his workshop and the tools housed within it. With this as a base, creating new pipes of his own was a natural progression. Heck’s development has been greatly influenced by the Danish and German schools of pipe design, and has included time spent learning directly from fellow German artisans, such as Dirk Heinemann.

Scandinavian pipe making’s first family, the Ivarssons, has had a profound influence on Sebastian Heck’s work, as it has with so many of today’s artisans. In particular, Heck is drawn to its second and third generations, represented by Lars Ivarsson and Nanna Ivarsson respectively. This particular pipe pays homage to Lars and Nanna, and more specifically to the blowfish shapes that Lars pioneered and Nanna further modernized. Defined by its arching curvature, “finned” bowl and curling, teardrop shank, Heck incorporates elements of both the former and the latter, with a stoutness more in line with Lars, but a compact, lightweight stature much closer to Nanna. As with any good blowfish in this vein, Heck’s is accented at the shank end, a role played in this instance by with stabilized giraffe bone.

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 1.34″ / 34.03mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g