Smith House Sandblasted Dublin Sitter Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Taking their name from architect Richard Meier’s avant-garde homestead just off the Long Island Sound, Smith House Pipes are the creation of New York artisan Rich Rosselli. Like the Danish-American functionalists before him, Rosselli excels at creating modernized renditions of tried-and-true, traditional, Anglo-French staples. This he combines with novel uses of color and ornamentation, giving Smith House Pipes their acclaimed, signature aesthetic.

While Rich Rosselli typically focuses on traditional shapes for his Smith House make, he has, quite recently, ventured into designs that are a little more “modern” and “freeform.” Yet even when Rosselli does step away from the classics so readily associated with his pipes, they still retain a good amount of his signature Smith House style. This Dublin sitter/cherrywood hybrid, for example, is decidedly rustic, evoking both the freehands of the Danish Fancy, such as the pipes of Preben Holm, and the contemporary works of artisans like Brad Pohlmann, or Premal Chheda. It is, however, much more compact and ergonomic than either of the aforementioned genres, making for a highly distinctive design that will also easily clench (and comfortably too, thanks to its hand-cut cumberland mouthpiece).

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127mm

Bowl Width: 0.88 / 22.35mm

Bowl Depth: 1.46″ / 37.08mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g