Thirty years ago

26 June 2024

Exactly thirty years ago, on June 24, 1994, a series of four special pipes were presented in Gouda. The reason was that Gouda was declared cultural city of the Netherlands. Visual artist Guido Geelen was allowed to give his vision on the pipe city. He did so, among other things, with a series of four special design tobacco pipes in a limited edition. Completely unexpected designs of a plug and socket for the pipe, also a screwdriver and a light bulb. The pipes are made of ceramic with platinum glaze, the metallic shine radiates towards you. Unexpected fact: thirty years later the series are virtually impossible to find. By the way, it seems that only the curator of the then Pijpenkabinet set the fire to it. At least, his pipe has been smoked and is included in our collection. Not a discolored specimen, because the platinum glaze is impenetrable. It is certainly unique!

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