C-Pipe Sandblasted Prince w/ Bamboo Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Not unlike certain 20th century Western pipe making institutions, such as Charatan, Pibe-Dan, or WO Larsen, a number of workshops in China have emerged in the 21st century filled with artisans working under a single banner. This includes GH Zhang, Qi Pipe Studio, and C-Pipe. With C-Pipe, however, there is something of a difference. Founded by former architect and lifelong pipe collector YiGang Wang, C-Pipe is a workshop of around a dozen artisans, most of whom originally came to pipe making from fields such as fine art and industrial design. While there are clear influences on C-Pipe’s output from various post-war schools, the workshop’s style is as varied as the individuals who work there. The resulting pipes reflect a synthesis of collective and individual creative endeavors, following a model closer to the ones pursued by Scandinavian post-war institutions, and which made artisan pipes what they are today.

In this instance, C-Pipe’s carvers appear to be leaning into their East Asian heritage, with the result being a delightfully lightweight, bamboo shank prince, with a crisp, reserved black sandblast.

 

Details:

Length: 6.1″ / 154.9mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 0.91″ / 23.11mm

Weight: 0.8oz / 24g