Ser Jacopo
Ser Jacopo della Gemma pipes are pipes made personally and exclusively by hand, they are the result of a long and patient process.
"Master pipe craftsmen": this is how the master pipe makers of Ser Jacopo della Gemma, a pipemaker brand founded by Giancarlo Guidi in 1983, define themselves.
Guidi, who distinguished himself as a Master at the prestigious Mastro de Paja house (Sandro Pertini's pipe), founded his own Ser Jacopo pipe factory in Pesaro.
Ser Jacopo pipes, in fact, are all handmade in Pesaro and the widespread opinion is that their workmanship is unmistakable and, often, characterized by engravings such as "per aspera ad astra": the famous Latin motto reminds the craftsman that the processing of the block of wood from which his pipe will be born will be full of roughness and, to the lucky buyer of a Ser Jacopo pipe, to be able to touch the sky with a finger.
The phrases engraved on Ser Jacopo pipes are iconic and help us to date the pipes, but a useful indication is also the finish of the mouthpiece where, until 1997, there was a red coral dot surrounded by a silver crown that was later replaced by a silver "J".
The pipe is reconsidered by Ser Jacopo as an instrument of pleasure both for smoking and as an instrument of aesthetic pleasure for shape and workmanship.
Innovation, aesthetic taste, the search for quality are the basis of the production of the pipe factory.
Guidi's aesthetic flair does not stop and he decides to create the Insanus pipe series: pipes that amaze, that go beyond traditional concepts and challenge the laws of physics.
Since the functionalist period we have become accustomed to believing that design is a correct relationship between form and function of goods and services, but it is no longer sufficient. The object of contemporary design is no longer just material, but also immaterial, it no longer concerns just an object, but the very idea of an object without however compromising the function.
The term Insanus derives in fact from insano di mente. The function is respected, the Insanus pipes smoke perfectly but the aesthetics are distorted!
Each Ser Jacopo della Gemma pipe that you see in our large online catalog is a unique and unrepeatable piece and the photos you see portray this exclusive pipe.
Both the expert smoker and the beginner who approaches the pipe for the first time turn to us.
For us it is a satisfaction to discuss everything that pipe smokers should know, on the various types of tobacco and on the anatomy of the pipe.
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