Better access to web articles

21 February 2024

No matter how extensive the information on our website is, search ability is not always optimal. This has changed in recent weeks. Under the 'Further reading' tab you will find more than 180 well-illustrated articles about many aspects of our collection. These are now accessible with a 'theme' search field. When you click, a drop-down list will appear with the included themes that can be selected. This will provide welcome assistance to users with a focused interest in, for example, Gouda, ethnography or countless other topics.

Valentine's Day

14 February 2024

On Valentine's Day you think of your loved one, that is a long tradition. This intimate hug was painted on a porcelain pipe bowl for this occasion in Germany as early as the nineteenth century. Isn't it touching, this old couple who are still in love even after half a century together? As you see, our collection has a suitable pipe for every occasion!

Handmade with a diamond

10 February 2024

We visited Pierre-G. Müller as early as the 1980s in his beautiful jewelry shop in Geneva. There we admired his ultimate free hand briars, unique large format pieces created with an incredible amount of love and craftsmanship. A picture book was even published about his special creations. And when the carefully selected briar, often the exclusive plateau wood, showed a flaw, Pierre set a diamond in it without hesitation! But jeweler-pipier Müller had more artistic sides. For example, he designed the logo of the Académie Internationale de la Pipe, of which he was a founding member. As an ambassador of the pipe, he was a popular and beloved visitor at countless meetings for pipe smokers. Today we received the sad news of his decease, albeit at a very old age. We sympathize with his family in Switzerland and Austria.