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Chamber, downstem, carburettor: a bong breaks down into six parts, each with a precise role. A piece-by-piece description, from the water chamber up to the mouthpiece.
Read morePorsche Design draws on the reputation of the car division to put its name on upmarket lighters. A look at this brand extension and at the models aimed at smokers.
Read moreThe object has all but disappeared, yet its role was a concrete one: keeping fingers from yellowing and hands free of stale tobacco. How a cigarette holder works, and who used one.
Read moreTwo makers of disposable lighters, two paths: BIC came from the pen, Flamagas from the pocket lighter. What sets their models and their market positions apart.
Read morePre-rolled cones do away with the technique of rolling. The arguments put forward in their favour, from time saved to a consistent format, and what they change in practice.
Read moreA natural tobacco leaf used for rolling, the Blunt wrap comes from the nineteenth-century Caribbean. What the term covers and the variants offered today.
Read moreArt et Volutes presents the Deluxe 2, an electric tube-filling machine whose large-capacity hopper and automatic pusher are highlighted by the brand.
Read moreS.T. Dupont is widening its Hooked range with twelve new patterns, more varied and less gendered than the previous ones. A rundown of the finishes offered by the brand.
Read moreThe first refillable plastic lighter in the world, the Clipper was born in England before passing into the hands of a Spanish firm. Its history and its environmental arguments.
Read moreS.T. Dupont adds four MegaJet lighters to its autumn catalogue: an adjustable torch flame, timeless colours and a format announced as small enough for a pocket.
Read moreZippo now lets you fit the insert of your choice to your lighter. Single torch, double torch or electric arc: the three new inserts and their stated specifications.
Read moreArt & Volutes is a French brand founded by two people with a keen interest in cigars and smoking accessories. A look at its pouches, its materials and its pricing.
Read moreGeorge G. Blaisdell did not invent the storm lighter: he bought the rights in order to redesign it. A reading of that innovation in the light of Schumpeter’s theories.
Read moreWatermarked, extra thin and sold in value packs: what sets the new Rizla + precision rolling papers apart, and the formats in which they are available.
Read moreFor anyone wanting to bring a little order to their belongings, the storage box keeps tobacco and papers together. Shapes, materials and the jars that go with them.
Read moreBIC lighters have been a worldwide benchmark since 1973. A part-by-part look at the twelve components that make up the lighter and at what each of them does.
Read moreMaterial, size, number of teeth and compartments: what separates one grinder from another, depending on whether it grinds tobacco, aromatic herbs or garlic.
Read morePortable models and desktop ones: an overview of the vaporiser brands on the market, from Storz & Bickel to Arizer, by way of Pax, DaVinci and Volcano.
Read moreLighters, humidors, watches and pens: the Smoking.fr selection of practical, and sometimes unusual, gift ideas for marking Father’s Day as it deserves.
Read moreOCB is launching an unbleached rolling paper made in the south of France, along with Extra tubes. The stated characteristics and the pack sizes planned.
Read moreThe vaporiser is gaining ground in the world of aromatherapy. Portable or desktop, herbs or e-liquids, temperature settings: how to choose the right model.
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