Adam O'Neill
A survivor of the untamed bushland of rural Australia, Adam escaped for the safety of Sydney the day after he graduated high school—a date that happened to coincide with his eighteenth birthday. As so many young people do, however, he fell in with a rough crowd: a sword-wielding, armour-wearing, pipe-smoking gang of medieval battle re-enactors. Soon after he met his wife, Chana, he lost the armour but kept the pipe.
Fast forward a decade and Adam combined his love of pipes with a newfound passion, photography, which is how we found him and dragged him, kicking and screaming through customs, to South Carolina. During his three and half years with Laudisi in the US, Adam worked as a copywriter before making the transition to photography, then combined the two roles to become our first social media specialist.
Given his deep knowledge of the secrets of Smokingpipes’s marketing department, not to mention his experience navigating an international move, Adam was a natural choice to lead our marketing efforts here in Europe. In addition to taking care of our marketing — including copy, site photography, and social media — Adam leads our customer service department, liaises with our US programmers, and helps out with general administration.
Giornata Internazionale del Fumatore di Pipa 2019
20 February 2019 by
Adam O'Neill
Non troppo tempo fa, fumare la pipa era considerata un'attività solitaria, quando e se considerata del tutto. In che modo si è passati, dunque, dalla pipa oggetto pratico alla pipa compagna tanto amata e celebrata, sino a una vera e propria opera d'arte?
Journée internationale des fumeurs de pipe 2019
20 February 2019 by
Adam O'Neill
Il n'y a encore pas si longtemps, fumer la pipe était en somme considéré comme une pratique solitaire, si tant est que cette dernière était considérée tout court. Comment sommes-nous donc passés de la pipe en tant qu'objet utilitaire à une compagne chérie et honorée et, de plus en plus, à une œuvre d'art en soi ?
International Pipe Smoking Day 2019
20 February 2019 by
Adam O'Neill
It wasn't too long ago, at least in the scheme of things, that pipe smoking was considered a solitary endeavour, if indeed it was considered at all. How then, did we go from pipes as a utilitarian object to a celebrated and treasured companion and, increasingly, a work of art in itself?
Pipe Rescue
04 December 2018 by
Adam O'Neill
As some of you may have noticed, we recently dropped a new category into our estate pipes selection: Pipe Rescue. In short, these are pipes that needed a little more love than our usual restoration process could provide.
How to Use the Pipe Locator
08 November 2018 by
Adam O'Neill
If you have spent much time browsing our website you may have noticed that we have some pipes. A lot of pipes. So many pipes that when you are looking for that one pipe, the one that fulfills all of your needs, the one that is just what your rotation is missing, it can be an arduous task, requiring several cups of coffee, a handful of hours and the singular, obsessive resolve of Captain Ahab himself.
Gin, Tonic & Tobacco - A Pairing Guide - Part One
26 July 2018 by
Adam O'Neill
To my mind certain alcoholic beverages have links to certain countries. When I think of Scotland, for example, I think of Scotch whisky, with France I think of wine, Italy and grappa (but also wine), Belgium and beer, etc. Even when I think of my native Australia the first drinks to come to mind are beer and wine, and at a stretch a certain brand of rum.
Slight Turbulence - Smokingpipes Europe Week One
25 June 2018 by
Adam O'Neill
As someone who's now lived in three separate countries, it might come as somewhat of a surprise that I don't consider myself particularly "well travelled". I can still count on my fingers and toes the amount of times I've flown, and if you consider a round trip as a singular flight, then I can probably just use the toes and leave my hands free for a pipe.
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