Pipe Şekercioğlu

The Şekercioğlu family is renowned in the pipe-making world for their handcrafted premium pipes made from sea foam (meerschaum or lületaşı), sourced from the finest blocks extracted around Eskişehir, Turkey.

Hüseyin Şekercioğlu moved to Eskişehir in 1976 and learnt the trade from master craftsman Necdet Altınay, working as a polisher and finisher of pipes. In 1979, his younger brother Mustafa, then aged fourteen, joined him and also learnt the finishing techniques. The two brothers mastered every stage of production and founded their own company in 1987. Since 1996, they have been operating as separate companies, involving other family members.

Their pipes, which have been imported into Italy for over thirty years, are finely carved, one-of-a-kind pieces featuring classic shapes and handcrafted cases, the result of an ancient local tradition.