What Would You Like To See?

[burlpettibon]

I've been obsessively looking at pipes for awhile and every once in awhile I come across a series of pipes that look pretty cool where the designer tries to embody a particular set of characteristics. Like, for instance, Savinelli's Da Vinci Series. Each set of pipes is dedicated to a particular one of his designs and they pick a shape and finishing style to embody that. I really like that idea. Personally, I would love to see a series of pipes based on the planets of our solar system. Like a nice squat Bulldog with a ring for Saturn, a big Brandy for Jupiter. Is there a series you would like to see done like that? Whether it be Pipes or a Tobacco line or what-have-you

 

[sparrowhawk]

A series of gothic pipes would be interesting (I don't mean pipes shaped like skulls either; something that embodies the traditional gothic aesthetic).

 

[Perique]

I always thought it would be a great idea to make a series of pipes dedicated to specific tobacco blends, as Reidel does with wine glasses.

 

[burlpettibon]

I really like that idea perique. Might be a bit more affordable as a cob collection though...
What kind of aesthetic do you mean by that Sparrowhawk?
What about a rope tobacco for Dune? It would have to be a kind of Oriental-Perique combination for the "spice" aspect of dune, the rope for the Dune Worms. Might be a bit gimmicky though...

 

[philobeddoe]

I'm not smoking anything that turns my eyes any more blue than they already are!

 

[sergemoat]

I really like Larryson's tree bark series pipes. I'd like to see something more mechanically similar to the Nate King steampunk pipes but I must admit those aren't really my style.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Pipes dedicated to knights of the round table would be cool.

 

[crazypipe]

Just give me the old time pipes.

 

[Perique]

Roth mentioned the Peterson series pipes. I've always been a fan of the Great Explorers series. Gimmicky, sure. But we all have out weird niche interests.... I mean, who wouldn't want a pipe names after Ernest Shackleton??

 

[erichbaumer]

Peterson did an authors series of pipes. It was neat, but none of the shapes made much sense to me, nor did the seemingly random choice of authors. I think a different take on this would be neat. Maybe it'd be possible to do subseries for English/British and American authors. Perhaps limited to ones who smoked pipes? There'd still be more than enough to work with.

I also like the tobacco dedication idea.

 

[bryanf]

Honestly, I'd most like to see an old school no frills small bowled straight billiard. Sleek, thin stem, and light with a wide open draw. Something like the Stanwell 107 which is hard to find. We need more pipes like this! Dunhill makes many pipes like that, but out of my budget.
I don't care for freehand designs or anything too heavy as I'm a clencher and carry my pipe in my pocket.