Creative concept and photography: Rosina Pencheva
Text: Maria Boncheva
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![Original designs by Getz, including prototypes for international pipe clubs, a 15-year anniversary pipe (right, middle), a pipe designed by his daughter – shape and inlay drawings (bottom left)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/12860227-4d0b-49a3-8c12-bd386c15b1cd_rw_1920.jpg?h=edae9b2b4e87657929201fad94d6fe89)
Original designs by Getz, including prototypes for international pipe clubs, a 15-year anniversary pipe (right, middle), a pipe designed by his daughter – shape and inlay drawings (bottom left)
![Solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/4fbe3855-5152-41e6-8f26-1c729fcc22bb_rw_1920.jpg?h=019c7b3ce3f124d94b5dce3dbbfefc23)
Solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022
![Design inspired by the Native American pipe, solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/bbb9f05b-e4bd-435a-9134-f3f138dac802_rw_1920.jpg?h=e4cd16030b123343d0092cf447899512)
Design inspired by the Native American pipe, solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022
![Solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/77cbcd27-06b0-4bd5-b145-db7eeeac09b3_rw_1920.jpg?h=633454ae92531d5340e35902dd15e44c)
Solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022
![Classic Canadian model with a rustic finish, solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/d4642916-c00e-41a6-ba38-91c74a8a5eb2_rw_1920.jpg?h=d82060112bfa81f948fcfe77da7290a3)
Classic Canadian model with a rustic finish, solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022
![Solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/c5a2dc3a-bdca-4cea-9528-5cad6fc44493_rw_1920.jpg?h=dfcd71cd63530a2d3eac74a84c2775a8)
Solo exhibition, Brave Creation, Sofia, September 2022
![A project of two pipes created for Getz's colleague and friend – the engraver Anton Marinov and his wife. The models are an eloquent example of a combination of smooth and sandblasted finish.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/1e7fc083-2a5d-434f-a030-df21d41ad439_rw_1920.jpg?h=d86a21191177c7ac8723dce9fe590791)
A project of two pipes created for Getz's colleague and friend – the engraver Anton Marinov and his wife. The models are an eloquent example of a combination of smooth and sandblasted finish.
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The most challenging and special project in Getz's practice is for a scuba diver client. The pipe he crafted in 2018 is a prototype of the iconic Mark V Normobaric Heavy Diving Helmet. The preparation for crafting this tobacco pipe took Getz nearly two months, during which he researched, sketched, and selected appropriate parts – clockwork elements, parts of water taps, brass works and other "whirlpools". The functioning pipe contains a total of over 100 parts.
![Spare parts for the tobacco pipe – a prototype of the iconic Mark V Normobaric Heavy Diving Helmet model made by Getz in 2018](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/cd933345-fd7c-43d5-a778-781f2a53f345_rw_1920.jpg?h=c9c24d352af3bd31441cb1a74a25dc6e)
Spare parts for the tobacco pipe – a prototype of the iconic Mark V Normobaric Heavy Diving Helmet model made by Getz in 2018
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![Tobacco pipe – a prototype of the iconic Mark V Normobaric Heavy Diving Helmet model made by Getz in 2018](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/7cb90396-2e99-4dcb-8661-2a23b93f349d_rw_1920.jpg?h=8edcb502c023dd978397708141a007db)
Tobacco pipe – a prototype of the iconic Mark V Normobaric Heavy Diving Helmet model made by Getz in 2018
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!["Pipe making blends perfectly the skills, aesthetic views and my own pursuits as an artist." says Getz](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/a1679522-4cd4-4373-a12b-54a833eeda53_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0e11363c8467d186ac2e10b7776f8e1)
"Pipe making blends perfectly the skills, aesthetic views and my own pursuits as an artist." says Getz
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!["To some extent, I am self-taught, although I have the respective education, and was trained both technically and in art."](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/583dda73-7800-4f3c-9229-040904319e5c_rw_1920.jpg?h=08bece3dfa6735a0b3a0e5fadaa6cd44)
"To some extent, I am self-taught, although I have the respective education, and was trained both technically and in art."
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![Miniature routers are part of Getz's toolkit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/387b5f4f-a79d-46e5-92c3-51d628536115_rw_1920.jpg?h=f86126d54a3174b184630f7093a51418)
Miniature routers are part of Getz's toolkit
![A multi-wall pipe with a horn-like curve in the process of intermediate pickling. The purpose of this stage of production is to enhance the contrast of the pattern of the wood itself.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/96c651f0-2343-4a96-b4d3-b47f5e7ec265_rw_1920.jpg?h=d1e6c9f5617ce4c0a870b8aa79c8fd7f)
A multi-wall pipe with a horn-like curve in the process of intermediate pickling. The purpose of this stage of production is to enhance the contrast of the pattern of the wood itself.
![Finished tobacco pipes and some in progress, along with briar wood blocks and Getz sketches](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/1241b44e-92d3-440c-bf2e-e91d9b0d982c_rw_1920.jpg?h=208d1b4ed084e41a3a9e1c56f8a30e92)
Finished tobacco pipes and some in progress, along with briar wood blocks and Getz sketches
![Stage of Getz's conceptual project – interpretation of the so-called pocket pipe model where the mouthpiece is rotated towards the head and this makes it compact.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/44687265-48c4-4a2b-8dfa-c736ad0e2269_rw_1920.jpg?h=6c416047e1ea31605ef09ed425c993f6)
Stage of Getz's conceptual project – interpretation of the so-called pocket pipe model where the mouthpiece is rotated towards the head and this makes it compact.
![Type of metal stamps with which Getz marks his crafted pipes and thus "signs" them for authorship](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/f05156c9-836b-45a5-8e22-cccae2cdd09a_rw_1920.jpg?h=e3918b8ca5c98f3e1f3cd780217c02c3)
Type of metal stamps with which Getz marks his crafted pipes and thus "signs" them for authorship
![Pipes with the so-called second cooling chamber (reverse calabash)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/a82bb222-3af3-4577-9dfb-c54c291899bb_rw_1920.jpg?h=a87b516ca054278ee9b1eff48f16f59d)
Pipes with the so-called second cooling chamber (reverse calabash)
![Opening of the second cooling chamber (reverse calabash)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/9419fbf1-d444-43b5-8ec9-d32e7c69f57a_rw_1920.jpg?h=aa5726dedd4396a86e0abfc06d25f63f)
Opening of the second cooling chamber (reverse calabash)
![“As early as a child, I already made scale models of cars, and airplanes from wood. This took me to the High School of Art in Kazanlak.”](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/7582ec27-9ac5-48ea-996c-34b791d729ee_rw_1920.jpg?h=088645dbe1e38c484a52eb9b308831a3)
“As early as a child, I already made scale models of cars, and airplanes from wood. This took me to the High School of Art in Kazanlak.”
![Filing the mouthpiece to make it flat](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/32aa4787-03f9-407d-8b99-eb79d489ef75_rw_1920.jpg?h=abee9726a2761edcd6d5a15bd6c7e66a)
Filing the mouthpiece to make it flat
![I do not have a teacher proper. For ten years or so after the beginning, I worked actively with a Czech master, however it was more about partnership and exchange, because I had already gathered a decent speed.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/aad406f0-7e4a-47c4-b6e8-6470385d5119_rw_1920.jpg?h=2d120acf98950c9befdd84e6add18936)
I do not have a teacher proper. For ten years or so after the beginning, I worked actively with a Czech master, however it was more about partnership and exchange, because I had already gathered a decent speed.
!["I always try to introduce something new and different to any job I do to make sure there is a fresh challenge I am faced with as an artisan."](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cb50236a-7954-4224-93a0-6da6ada5a04a/e07305a1-0b90-4686-b8fe-c68fc09349e5_rw_1920.jpg?h=64249143a54131c6c90c8adf237ec103)
"I always try to introduce something new and different to any job I do to make sure there is a fresh challenge I am faced with as an artisan."
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