Wandi Riyadi Sandblasted Strawberry Sitter (New)

Over the last decade or so, Indonesia has produced some impressive pipe makers in the ever-expanding global artisan scene. Since taking up pipe making in 2013, West Java’s Wandi Riyadi has shot to international acclaim, and has even inspired something of a “Riyadi school” back in his native land. Riyadi’s work has been inspired by Scandinavinan masters, such as Sixten Ivarsson, Lars Ivarsson, Bo Nordh, and Jess Chonowitch, and the Japanese master Hiroyuki Tokutomi. As gestured, Riyadi himself has also become an influence for numerous other artisans both home and abroad, and has even joined the ranks of pipe makers such as J. Alan, David Huber, Alex Florov, and Cornelius Manz in being invited to design pipes for Zhang Guo Hui’s GH.ZHANG project.

Like his Scandinavian and post-Scandinavian forebears, Wandi Riyadi’s work exhibits a fascination with organic forms. This fascination expresses itself in designs that are frequently plump, supple, and given to a slight asymmetry, just like the natural world itself. In this instance, Riyadi has opted to pursue a positively ripe interpretation of the Danish strawberry, with a ballooning bowl that serves to showcase layers upon layers of a ring grain sandblast finish. Quite remarkably, Riyadi has also managed to achieve this while also allowing for the design to be a sitter, giving it a genuinely balletic quality as well.

Details:

Length: 5.09″ / 129.2mm

Chamber Width: 0.78″ / 19.81mm

Chamber Depth: 1.78″ / 45.21mm

Bowl Height: 2.04″ / 51.81mm

Weight: 1.8oz / 50g