Emiliano Smooth Dublin w/ Black Bamboo & Jupati Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

There are many nations in South America with vibrant pipe smoking scenes and, in recent years, these nations have produced a good number of artisan pipe makers of the highest caliber. Or, rather, it might be better to say that the internationalization of artisan pipes afforded by the internet has afforded these artisans the global recognition they rightly deserve. In any case, Brazil is among the most notable hubs for high-grade handmade pipes today, being home to Gustavo Cunha of marTelo pipes and Flavia Rodriguez, and having been the birthplace of Luiz Lavos. Of course, any mention of Brazilian pipes these days would be woefully incomplete without a mention of Emanuel de Queiroz Emiliano, better known in the pipe world as—simply—Emiliano.

Emiliano had always been a pipe smoker, but his exposure to the works of the aforementioned Cunha and Rodrigues planted the proverbial seed for Emiliano’s own career as an artisan pipe maker. He began carving pipes in his spare time and, soon enough, was in regular correspondence with figures such as Luiz Lavos, Angelo Fassi, and Angelo del Prete, aka Il Cerchio, who guided Emiliano in the early development of his craft. Emiliano would later travel to Italy to visit both Fassi and del Prete in their workshops, who generously spent time with the former helping him master the finer details of constructing a high-grade pipe. Emiliano’s own pipes are greatly inspired by Scandinavian pipe making, such as the works of Danish master Tom Eltang, and others in the global post-Scandinavian scene, such as Chris Asteriou. But there is also often something quite “Brazilian” in his work—something shared with Cunha, Rodrigues, and Lavos—which is often expressed through his approach to shaping, finishing, and his choice of accents.

Jupati, or raffia palm, is a plant that is predominantly found in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. While its timber is used for all manner of things, including construction, its seeds have a long history of use in ornaments and jewelry. Brazilian pipe makers, like Emiliano Emanuel de Queiroz Emiliano, have also led the way in incorporating jupati seed into their pipe designs. As with a few other Emiliano pipes listed in this debut batch, this one uses polished beads of jupati seed as inlays for the nodes in its black bamboo shank extension. It’s not entirely different from uses of tagua nut in pipes elsewhere in the world, and in this instance it provides a beautiful dash of pearly color against its darker backdrop. Of course, these extra additions can be easy to miss when confronted with the kind of flame grain on show on this Ivarssonian Dublin.

Details:

Length: 5.9″ / 149.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.50″ / 38.1mm

Weight: 1.0oz / 30g