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A PASSION THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER!

In our hectic times, people who put time aside for their passions are very special indeed. The enjoyment of a lovely pipe and the delightful flavour of exquisite pipe tobacco are passions that bring people together all over the world. VAUEN offers top quality pipes, filters, tobacco, and accessories for all those who love everyday details.

The world of VAUEN is a philosophy of life. A philosophy for those who look beyond their own nose, and their own pipe. Contemplative, relaxed, and communicative, pipe lovers are a welcome addition to their surroundings and active participants in everyday events. Individual and imaginative, pipe smokers have their own special style. The best quality and a commitment to the interests of passionate pipe lovers will continue to be the drive for the pipe manufacture VAUEN and its employees in the future.

Paths, values, and visions

Quality and a wealth of ideas have a long tradition at VAUEN. 160 years of VAUEN: that means 160 years of skilled workmanship and modern technology and 160 years of experience in fulfilling the individual wishes of today’s pipe lovers, and those of tomorrow.

In Nuremberg in 1848, Karl Ellenberger and his partner Carl August Ziener turned an idea into reality: Germany’s first pipe manufacturer produced tobacco pipes for connoisseurs around the world using a selection of the best wood. In an amalgamation with the Gebhard Ott pipe factory, which was founded in 1866 in Nuremberg, the Vereinigten Pfeifenfabriken Nuremberg (United Pipe Factories Nuremberg, or VPFN) was born in 1901.

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Under the management of Ernst Eckert, a descendent of the founding Ott family, a company was born whose products and services would shape the tobacco and smoking culture in Europe and overseas for the next 160 years, and counting.

1 - Medal of Progress, 1873 World Exposition Vienna
2 - Gold medal, 1876 World Exposition Philadelphia
3 - Gold medal, 1882 World Exposition Nuremberg
4 - Gold medal, 1883 World Exposition Amsterdam
5 - Gold medal, 1904 World Exposition St. Louis
6 - Gold medal, 1906 World Exposition Nuremberg

 

VAUEN through the ages

In his search for a name that would be easily remembered by all pipe lovers, Ernst Eckert’s son, Adolf Eckert, coined a new name for the company in 1909: VAUEN – a composition of the first letters V (pronounced vow) of Vereinigte Pfeifenfabriken and N (pronounced en) of Nuremberg. A brand for the future was born.

In 1911, Adolf Eckert began to mark pipes with extraordinary quality with a white dot on the mouthpiece. Today, the “white dot” is an internationally renowned trademark that guarantees carefully selected materials, attractive grains, and elaborate workmanship. VAUEN pipes made for export are marked with a grey dot.

After 1945, Ernst Eckert, the son of Adolf Eckert, and his unshakeable pioneering spirit succeeded in overcoming the devastation left by the war. Once again, VAUEN prospered as a company with international renown.

Since 1982, Alexander Eckert, the fifth generation of pipe manufacturers, has been the manager of the oldest German pipe manufacturing company. Increased international commitment has allowed the company, which has been family-owned since its founding, to continue to grow in importance.

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