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Jørn Micke

Ranked with Sixten Ivarsson and Bo Nordh Jørn Micke had a pipe featured on the cover of the famous Iwan Ries Co. catalog (Chicago) before Sixten in the late 1960's. He lived and worked sporadically for many years of his life on the Danish island of Bornholm off the south coast of Sweden. He lived by the beach and he loved the view of the ocean. It gave him inspiration. Most of his low production went to Japan at very high prices. Jørn Micke was one of the best pipemakers in the world.
Micke had been studying medicine in Copenhagen to become a doctor. On a holiday in 1958 he went to Bornholm and was captured by the beauty of the island. The next year he was back and strongly felt that Bornholm was the place where he wanted to spend the rest of his life. He was born with an artistic talent and ever since childhood had een painting a great deal. He also started to smoke a pipe warly in life and made some pipes for his own use. Due to a common inters in fishing, he met Sixten Ivarsson. They became friends and Micke started to work as an apprentice in Sixten's workshop. In 1963, after one year of learning, Micke moved to Bornholm to settle there for good. His studies in medicine were long since forgotten. From that point on he made his living as an artist but with more than one string to his bow--he made paintings, sculptures, and pipes.
While few pipemakers in Denmark knew Jørn Micke the circle around Sixten Ivarsson in the '60s consisting of Lars Ivarsson, Jess Chonowitsch, and Bo Nordh. Lars and Micke had a close relationship, which lasted right p to the time Jørn died. Lars told Jan Andersson that he spoke to him on the phone almost every day.
The pipe were stamped Micke made, the uear it was made and a number. The very best were also stamped with a Zebra.
Information for this article is from the excellent book, Scandanavian Pipemakers, by Jan Andersson
The following photos Courtesy, Scandpipes.com
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Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Denmark
Jürgen Bischoff

== Contact Information ==
 Pfeifenmacher-Werkstatt
 Jürgen "Bibi" Bischoff 
 Herderstraße 14
 63512 Hainburg
 Germany
 
 Phone: +49 (0)6182 66444
 E-Mail: mailto:info@bischoff-pfeifen.de
 Website: https://www.bischoff-pfeifen.de
Category:Pipe makers by nationality
Category:Germany
Jürgen Börner

Börner free hand pipes
== Contact ==
 Jürgen Börner
 Dorfstr.5
 01561 Tauscha
 Germany
 
 Phone: +49 (0)35 240 76 476
 E-mail: kontakt@freehand-pipes.de
 Website: www.freehand-pipes.de domain is parked
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Germany
Category: Inactive
K's Pipes

K’s Pipes had a cult following from smokers all over the world, this small time carver worked from his Kawasaki workshop in Japan. He started making pipes in his free time around 2011/2012. After entering several competitions at Japanese pipe shows and winning he set about creating the K’s Pipe Company. Using not only Mimmo briar, but also Strawberry Tree wood to craft stunning bowls, with exotic woods for inserts and skilfully shaping bamboo. His Bamboo work was some of the finest around, with seamless joins and perfectly matched undulations. 
Shin-Ichi’s love for classic British shapes could be seen throughout his work, with his Dunhill LC replicas looking finer than those produced in the Iconic London factory itself. It was the often comical proportioned Nose Warmers which gained the biggest audience, with many chimneys produced which had taller bowls than the length of the pipe. His rustication methods produced highly detailed and beautiful pieces, which sadly took more of a back seat in mid 2015 when he branched out and starting sandblasting pipes, with stunning results. 
Most of Shin-ichi Kuwahara’s work was done as commissions but a number of retailers and merchants started taking on his work. Shin-Ichi has potential to be one of Japans, if not the world’s finest pipe maker. 
Sadly on 27th December 2015, Shin-Ichi Kuwahara passed away after a motor cycle accident in his native Japan. The news shocked many in the trade/hobby and he will be greatly missed. Having only producing about 200 pipes a year, only a small number of his work is in circulation and now more cherished than ever. The industry has lost one of the most talented and humble carvers.
Shin-ichi Kuwahara
28th August 1969 to 27th December 2015'''
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Japan
KAF-pipe

The KAF pipe workshop was established in 1994 in Kharkov, Ukraine. The first series of pipes was released in 1996. The workshop specializes in serial production of pipes from briar and pear, as well as pipe stands, tampers and cigarette holders. These pipes are made for 9mm filters with vulcanite mouthpieces, and the briar is advertised as top grade.
Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: Ukraine
KEN

KEN Brand Pipes are made by Prim Associates of America out of Chicago, Ill. The design is unique and somewhat complex and has a patent by Otto Turinsky.https://patents.google.com/patent/US2242805 This patent was applied for in Dec. 1939 and granted in May 1941, Pat No 2,242,805. An ad in Popular Mechanics from 1946 shows the pipe costing $3.50 and shows Six Key features of the Ken Pipe along with a Money Back Guarantee! Stem is Lucite and the interior chamber contains various technical features to remove tar, moisture, burnt tongue and remove impurities.
File:Kens1.jpg|Two examples, courtesy Doug Valitchka
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File:Ken01.jpg|A couple more examples
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== References ==
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: United States
Category:Patent
KJ Pipes

KJ Pipes are made by Kadesh J Swanson. The following is from the About Me page on the KJ Pipes Website
[[All my life I have been fascinated by art. From origami to life-like drawings, you name it I wanted to try it. It wasn't till one faithful winter evening I smoked my first pipe. I immediately fell in love with pipe smoking. The aroma, taste, ritual, and comradery of it completely enthralled me.
After a year long affair with pipes I made the decision to pursue pipe making. I asked for the support of friends and family in getting the necessary tools and machinery. And within the month I had a less than adequate shop setup in the corner of my parents garage. I hate to say it but after I got my hands on my first piece of briar the rest was history.
Several years later I have my own space and had the priveldge of being able to travel to other makers workshops to learn the fine details of pipe making.
When I make a pipe I take the time to sit and listen to what the block is telling me it wants to be. It is this part of pipe making that I thoroughly enjoy. This harmonious collaboration between artist and material.
Each pipe is crafted using the best possible materials sourcing them from different locations to ensure quality control. My pipes are made to last with the hope they will be handed down to the next generation of pipe smokers.
I love to work with customers to create unique pieces suited to your taste. Feel free to contact me for commission inquiries.
Note: Kadesh made one of the pipes selected for the 2017 Kansas City Pipe Club contest 7 Day set.
* You may also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Kadesh on the Pipes Magazine Radio Show
Contact Information:
 Website: https://kjpipes.com/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KJPipecrafter/
 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kjpipes
Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: United States
Kallenberg

Heinrich Kallenberg founded the "Pfeifenfabrik Heinrich Kallenberg" after WW I in 1919 in the small Thuringian town of Tabarz. His grandson Hans Kallenberg took over the business in 1965.
Being in his 70's Hans Kallenberg was still making pipes occasionally after his only daughter, who learned the profession of pipe crafting as well, left for a better paid occupation. He has finally retired now and so another wonderful piece of Thuringian pipe making history slowly fades away.
Marcus Jacob from Erfurt has constructed a wonderful website. Enjoy a visual visit to Pfeifenfabrik Heinrich Kallenberg!
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Germany
Kalnitz, Brian

Quoted from Brian Kalnitz' website:
"I just want to take a few minutes to explain the process Brian uses in the making of all of his pipes. None, I repeat, none of Brian's pipes are machined or turned on a lathe and as such, no two are alike. Brian starts with choice pieces of Mediterranean Plateau Briar. After cutting the rough shape on a band saw, Brian sands and grinds the pipes into the desired shapes. The bore hole and airways are hand drilled and finished and fitted with vulcanite stems. Rough sanding is followed by fine hand sanding and in certain cases carving. There are no fills in Brians pipes, what is there is the wood in its natural form. Sanding if followed either by staining, waxing and polishing, or just applying a coat of caranuba wax and allowing the natural color and grain to show through.
Brian's pipes are truly pieces of art, and he is one of the few carvers left that does not use a lathe 
to shape his pieces. I have watched Brian carve pipes and it is truly and enjoyable experience seeing a pipe develop out of a plain block of wood."
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Brian Kalnitz is also the owner of Smoker's Haven pipe & tobacco shop in West Seneca, NY. (Smoker's Haven, 1167 Union Road, West Seneca, NY 14224, phone 716-675-6195)
*You may enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview of Brian Kalnitz on the PipesMagazine Radio Show
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Brian Kalnitz is the son of Milton Brian Kalnitz who is the owner and resident pipemaker of Bellezia (Buffalo, New York), where David Kalnitz, the third generation of this family learning to make pipes, also works.
Smokers Haven of the Southtowns
1167 Union Rd
West Seneca, NY 14224
716-675-6195
info@smokershavenwny.com
 
 Website: Brian Kalnitz
 E-mail: info@BrianKalnitz.com					
Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: United States
Kamensky

My name is Stanislav Kamensky. After years of being involved in beautiful world of pipes as a smoker I realised that I can’t resist the temptation of making pipes myself. After a period of hobby-pipemaking I decided to get in the matter more deeply. I started as a full-time pipe-carver in somewhat 2010. The 2011 brought me the 3rd place in Best Billiard Russia/Ukraine contest. 
In 2014 I moved to Australia where I live presently.
I’m grateful to Russian artisans Boris Starkov, Michael Revyagin, Sergey Ailarov, Armen Aivazyan for many priceless tips and guidance they have given me during my first years of pipe carving. Of course my work often influenced by their creations. 
Being an admirer of M. Reviagin’s work I have significant part of my pipes made using his well-known reversed calabash design. I found it very inspiring task to introduce this design in classical pipe shapes. These attempts have given me some interesting chubby bent shapes. Standalone are the variations of my Bombus shape - short and compact nose-warmers such as Nau and Stocky. Of course these shapes obviously take their roots from the famous Bee shape (by M. Revyagin). 
Alongside with reversed calabashes I make a variety of more common classical and freehand shapes in different price niches. Making a pipe I pay a lot of attention to the proper engineering: the precise drilling, stem with the polished smoke-channel, mouthpiece with deep V slot, etc… All these things (with good briar of course) make a pipe tasty and easy to smoke and handle.
Courtesy LePipe.it
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Contact Information:
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanislav.kamensky.5
Category:Pipe makers by nationalityCategory:AustraliaCategory:Ukraine
Kapp & Peterson announcing their new website

As stewards of the oldest continuously operating briar pipe factory in the world, we at Peterson have a certain tradition to uphold. That tradition isn’t bound to the factory floor, however; it urges us to adapt and to innovate in the spirit with which Charles Peterson launched his first System pipes. That spirit of innovation led us to develop a new website, which we today unveil: https://www.peterson.ie/.
A complete catalogue and light e-commerce website, https://www.peterson.ie/ has been carefully designed to educate our dedicated customers and retailers alike through detailed taxonomy and historically accurate information. Moreover, it represents our complete current understanding of the Peterson brand; it is the first and only place on the internet to definitively catalogue every pipe and accessory we produce, even when currently unavailable. And our customers can still place orders for any product marked available, to be fulfilled by the shipping and customer service teams at our parent company, Laudisi Ireland.
It’s our hope that this newly designed and revamped platform will make it easier to connect with us, to follow along on our journey, and to gain a deeper understanding of our most treasured products. While we continue to expand our modern business practices, we do so to serve our customers with more transparency and enhanced distribution and availability, all while remaining dedicated to the heritage, tradition, and reputation we've garnered over our 150+ years in the industry.
We have a saying here in Ireland: Céad Míle Fáilte. We greet you with one hundred thousand welcomes, wherever you come from, whosoever you be. Welcome to https://www.peterson.ie/. We hope you enjoy.
A special thanks to Mark Irwin and Gary Malmberg for their excellent resource, The Peterson Pipe: The Story of Kapp & Peterson. Without the tremendous effort Mark and Gary put into this work, the quality, consistency, and user experience of https://www.peterson.ie/ would not have been the same.
- The Kapp & Peterson Team
Category: Peterson
Kappeler

Alex Kappeler Pipes
Alex, a professional musician and music teacher, debuted as a pipemaker in 2008. More information pending.
 Alex Kappeler
 Säntisstr. 2
 CH-8580 Amriswil
 Switzerland
 
 Telefon: ++ 41 71 411 93 16
 Email: a.t.kappeler(at)bluewin.ch
 Website: Alex Kappeler Pipes
Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: Switzerland
Karaca

From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes'
Ramazan Karaca is a Turkish Meerschaum artisan. Born in 1958 near Eskisehir, be began producing in 1979. Ramazan mainly makes human figue and animals.
Pipes available at http://smspipes.com
Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: Turkey
Keens Steakhouse

From the Keens Steakhouse Website:
"Keens Steakhouse owns the largest collection of churchwarden pipes in the world. The tradition of checking one's pipe at the inn had its origins in 17th century Merrie Old England where travelers kept their clay at their favorite inn - the thin stemmed pipe being too fragile to be carried in purse or saddlebag. Pipe smoking was known since Elizabethan times to be beneficial for dissipating "evil homourse of the brain." Keens's pipe tradition began in the early 20th century.
The hard clay churchwarden pipes were brought from the Netherlands and as many as 50,000 were ordered every three years. A pipe warden registered and stored the pipes, while pipe boys returned the pipes from storage to the patrons.
The membership roster of the Pipe Club contained over ninety thousand names, including those of Teddy Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, Will Rogers, Billy Rose, Grace Moore, Albert Einstein, George M. Cohan, J.P. Morgan, Stanford White, John Barrymore, David Belasco, Adlai Stevenson, General Douglas MacArthur and "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Prior to 1885, Keens was a part of the Lambs Club, a famous theatre and literary group founded in London. Its manager was Albert Keen.
In 1885 Keens Chophouse opened independently under the ownership of Albert Keen, by then a noted figure in the Herald Square Theatre District. Keens soon became the lively and accepted rendezvous of the famous. Actors in full stage make-up hurried through the rear door to "fortify" themselves between acts at the neighboring Garrick Theatre. By the time Keens celebrated its 20th anniversary, you could glance into the Pipe Room and see the jovial congregations of producers, playwrights, publishers and newspaper men who frequented Keens.
In 1905 Lillie Langtry, actress and paramour of King Edward of England, took Keens to court for having denied her access to its gentlemen-only premises. She won her case, swept into Keens in her feathered boa and proceeded to order one of our famous mutton chops.
Today, Keens is the only survivor of the Herald Square Theatre District. In an age which tears down so much of the past it is comforting to find one landmark which survives . . .
Keens-lincolnroom.jpg|Lincoln Room
Keens-maindining.jpg|Main Dining Room
Keens-pipeceiling.jpg|Pipes hung from the ceiling
Keens-pipedisplay.jpg|Display of pipes
Keens-pubroom.jpg|Pub Room
*A PDF copy of a wonderful old pamphlet called Tobacco Smoke and Taverns, courtesy Michael DiCuccio
Contact Information:
 TO MAKE RESERVATIONS OR TO INQUIRE ABOUT WINE, SCOTCH OR STEAK TASTINGS, PLEASE CALL 212-947-3636
 Our Mailing Address:
 72 West 36th Street New York NY 10018
 For banquet inquiries, please call our direct banquet line at (212) 268-5056 or fax to (212) 714-1103. You may also E-mail us at 
 banquets@keens.com.
Kemperling

The owner of Kemperling, Mr. Dieter Kemperling, died in 2021. The operation is no longer in operation. He is remembered as being a great afficionado of pipes by an aquentince who lives in Salzberg, not far from the location of the Kemperling workshop.
Kemperling is the brand and name of an Austrian factory. The company was founded in 1834 in Vienna by the well known turner, Anton Kemperling. Since 1944 it has been in Mattsee. It is run by Dieter Kemperling, the fourth generation of the family in the business.He produces briar pipes, Tyrolian pipes (briar and porcelain) and other wooden items, such as statuettes and religious figures. He makes 10 thousand pipes a year for the internal market and export (Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, and the U.S.).From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopesweb.archive.org/web/20040414232502/http://www.kemperling.com/aboutus.html
== Gallery ==
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Olly wrote with the following information and description regarding his recent acquisition:
"I recently acquired a very nice little meerschaum pipe in it's original case. To try & find out more about it I looked at pipedia & found various contact details for this company. Unfortunately none of them worked and when I tried looking up A.Kemperling Gmbh it comes up as 'company no longer registered' or words to that effect.
I would love for you to be able to prove me wrong, but sadly I think Kemperling's is no more.
If you are interested, I have attached a few photos as I can find no reference to kem's ever making meerschaums. Only the case is marked, so perhaps it's not the original?"
To my eye, the case does look original--the pipe certainly seems to fit well. 
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== Contact InformationAs discovered by Olly Sagar, the information bellow is no longer accurate. We will leave it in place in case it is helpful to researchers. ==
 A. Kemperling GesmbH & Co. KG
 Hinterwartstein 9
 5163 Mattsee
 Austria
 
 Phone: +43(0)6217 52280
 E-mail: info@kemperling.at
 Website: Salzburger Pfeifenfabrik Kemperling
== References ==
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Austria
Ken Barnes

thumb|The pipe photo Ken sent to me in December 2018 when he wrote: "I have started to make pipes again since leaving James Upshall in 1989 and I thought it practical to link my new venture with Pipedia". Sadly, we did not manage to get that accomplished before his passing. Rest in piece, my friend Scott Thile
Ken Barnes - English Pipe-maker. Born 1955 and died unexpectedly in 2021 https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/ken-barnes-passed-away.86067/ . 
Ken started his pipe making career at age 13 at the Charatan factory in London during school holidays and at 16 worked in the Charatan shop in Jermyn Street, London.
From 1973-1977 he was trained at Charatan in the art of pipe-making by craftsman Barry Jones and Joan Nicholson, both of whom worked with Reuben Charatan in the 1950s. In 1978, two years after the Dunhill takeover of Charatan, he formed his own pipe manufacturing company with Barry Jones called The Tilshead Pipe Co. producing James Upshall Pipes. He ran this company for 11 years and sold his shares in 1989. 
In 2016, after a 27-year break from pipe-making, Ken had the urge to make what he referred to as,
"a few really fine high-grade English classical shapes" 
Ken was making these pipes in Cornwall, England in the years proceeding his untimely death. https://www.scandpipes.com/pipes/759-ken-barnes/ 
KenBarnesBentDublin.png|Bent Dublin
KenBarnesBentDublin2.png|Bent Dublin Front
KenBarnesBentDublinPlatauex.png|Rough Top Dublin
KenBarnesBentDublinPlatauex2.png|Rough Top Dublin Front
KenBarnesRhodesian.png|Rhodesian
KenBarnesStraightDublin.png|Straight Dublin
KenBarnesTallBilliard.png|Tall Billiard
=== On Site Links ===
*Charatan
*James Upshall
=== Off Site Links ===
*You may also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview of Ken Barnes on the PipesMagazine Radio Show Part 1, February 9, 2016 and Part 2, January 3rd, 2017. Kennedy worked for Charatan starting at the age of 15, working for his father, who was managing director before the company was sold to Dunhill, and he then moved on to start James Upshall with Barry Jones.
*Interesting article by Rick Newcombe that includes his visit with Ken Barnes: Charatan, Upshall and Ken Barnes
=== References ===
Ken Pipes

Ken Pipes
Ken'ichiro Dederichs-Uchida, or shortly Ken Dederichs now, comes from Japan and is living and married in Germany. He adds the Japanese sense of pipemaking to the German scene.
 Ken Dederichs
 Stuttgart
 Germany
 
 E-mail: mya824@kenpipes.de
 Website: Ken Pipes
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Germany
Kenan Ahmet Pipes

Kenan Ahmet Pipes makes handmade briar pipes using a variety of accent materials styles.
Here are several photographs from his website:
File:Kenan-ahmet.jpg|Kenan Ahmet
File:Kenan-ahmet SmoothFreehand.jpg|Smooth Freehand
File:Kenan-ahmet Smooth.jpg|Smooth Billiard with Plateaux
File:Kenan-ahmet Rusticated.jpg|Rusticated Bent
Contact Information:
 Website: http://kenanahmetpipes.com/
 Heaven Küçükçekmece Neighborhood - ISTANBUL
 Phone: +90533275 19 10
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Turkey
Kennett

J.A. Kennett, LTD. in London were the makers of the Kennett pipe.
== Gallery ==
Kennet-No7.JPG|Example of Kennett No. 7, courtesy Jack Ritter
Kennet-No7-2.JPG|Example of Kennett No. 7, courtesy Jack Ritter
Kennet-No7-3.JPG|Example of Kennett No. 7, courtesy Jack Ritter
 
Kennet-3.jpg|Example of Kennett No. 3 pipe, courtesy Jacob Bryant
Kennett.jpg|Pipe box, via Doug Valitchka
 
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Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Great Britain
Kettle's Pipe

Who made that Pipe?, by Wilczak & Colwell lists Kettle's Pipe as being made or sold by S S Piece Co 1922 (USA). This Kettle's Pipe looks similar to an early Comoy's in some respect, but other aspects make that origin doubtful. It was made in England. 
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The following set of billiards, one a silver mounted spigot and the second silver banded is courtesy of João Pavão Martins. The silver is hallmarked London 1910 and they are presented in a crocodile case. They were apparently made for William Hartin, a tobacconist located on Fore Street in Worcester. The pipes are both straight grain, although with a very dark finish. 
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Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Great Britain