Giulliano Spitaletti, aged 44, was born in Brazil and later became a citizen of the United Kingdom. He holds a degree in architecture but has always been drawn to hands-on creative work, maintaining his own atelier since his university years, where he practiced various art disciplines, including jewelry making.

His commitment for jewelry making intensified upon relocating to London.

Inspired by his father, a pipe smoker, Giulliano began crafting pipes in England after several years of pipe smoking himself.

He believes this craft entered his life at the right moment, providing a humble and truer approach to his daily work, devoid of status or elitism.

His pipe-making is inspired by Renaissance art and classic British pipe shapes.

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Aesthetic & Approach

My work is rooted in difference, not repetition.

Each pipe is shaped, textured, and finished individually, guided by the material in hand rather than by fixed templates or industrial processes. While some makers pursue uniformity and mechanical consistency, my focus remains on variation, surface, and sculptural character, not even in sandblasting the surface of the bowl is texture by hand

I deliberately avoid systems designed for mass replication. Not because they are inaccessible, but because they contradict my identity as a maker. The marks, textures, and proportions of my pipes are not optimized for speed; they are the result of direct interaction between hand, tool, briar, and metal.

Drawing on years of experience in jewellery and metalwork, I treat the pipe as a functional art object with artistic intent-where material choice, surface treatment, and form are inseparable, despite the function coming first. No two pieces are meant to be identical. Subtle asymmetry, tactile texture, and material honesty are not flaws here; they are the language of the work.

This is not production-driven making.

It is object-by-object construction, where individuality is preserved, and where the final piece reflects process, intention, and restraint.

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Following is a list of Masters I had the honour to Learn from:


J Mouton - Pipe Maker

Phill Rivara- pipe maker
Patricio Alzamorra _ Jeweller
Carlos Brito- Jeweller
Rubens Matuck- sculptor painter

Peris Sola - print maker
Kinslanki- sculpture
Erte de Jesus Spitaletti -Business
Peter ans Alex Kuksjonoks- Stone Setting