La Biota Smooth Pickaxe Handmade Briar Pipe, Cumberland Stem, Italy

Description

A graduate of Italy’s prestigious Academia della Pipa, Michele Sottocasa has been making pipes for over a decade under the la Biota name. Prior to becoming a pipe-maker, Sottocasa trained and worked as a designer and art director, and la Biota pipes continue this drive towards a distinct aesthetic vision. The name, ‘la Biota,’ originally derives from ecology, and symbolizes the deep connection between humans and nature – a connection well represented by the hand-made tobacco pipe.

This pipe from la Biota has something of a fireman’s ax side profile to it, right down to the sharp ridge running from the front of the rim to the base of the bowl. Of course, there’s no blade here – just a wide rim textured with briar plateau. It’s a great shape, one accented with a ring of red African padouk wood and a comfortable cumberland stem. As with most la Biota pipes, this one is wonderfully lightweight, making it an easy clencher, but the design is also perfectly ergonomic for holding onto, too.

Details:

Length: 4.5″

Bowl Width: 18.9mm

Bowl Depth: 1.7″

Weight: 1.5oz / 43g