Madao 3000 Sandblasted Disc Blowfish with Brass (New)

Madao 3000 is the pipe making moniker of Beijing-based artisan Wang Tieyuan. Inspired equally by post-Scandinavian giants, such as Hiroyuki Tokutomi and by classical Asian art and philosophy, Tieyuan’s work is focused on exploring themes such as asymmetry and motion in ways that are, nonetheless, balanced and harmonious. A strict minimalist, Tieyuan eschews contrast stains and fanciful adornments in his designs; instead, he most often employs simple matte or natural finishes, is sparing with his use of accents (if he uses them at all), and upholds, in each pipe he makes, the primacy of line, figure, and form.

The blowfish is shape that, like the volcano and the orca, Tieyuan is especially fond of. While the original blowfish, pioneered by Lars Ivarsson, has its own healthy amount of asymmetry, achieved by way of the pipe’s teardrop shank and “fin” running the length of the bowl’s underside, Tieyuan is far fonder of more contemporary evolutions of that form. Like Tokutomi before him, Tieyuan pursues an organic ideal that is largely comprised of straight lines and flattened planes, capturing the essence of the fugu as it darts, unimpeded, through the murky deep.

This one is an especially angular rendition, with a distinctive full bend that separates it from most renditions of the form. It is dressed in a crisp, dark burgundy sandblast and fitted with an integral brass military mount and a black German ebonite mouthpiece.

Details:

Length: 4.97″ / 126.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.72″ / 18.28mm

Bowl Depth: 1.62″ / 41.14mm

Bowl Height: 2.10″ / 53.34mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 44g