Wandi Riyadi Smooth Facet Shank Tomato w/ Ivorite Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

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.

Wandi Riyadi’s latest batch of pipes with us have something of a theme to them: wide shanks and Ivorite. In the case of this pipe, that theme has been applied to a strikingly unique effect. While the bowl is a decidedly squat form, in the vein of Danish and American apple and tomato variations, the shank and mouthpiece break with the former’s plump figure by way of another geometry entirely. The latter are similarly squat, but incorporate a tightly organized series of facets that lean closer to the aesthetics of art deco. A slight mirror to this juxtaposition is also found within the mouthpiece itself, where a “split stem” of ebonite and Ivorite incorporate both facets and curves into that transition.

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.85 / 21.59mm

Bowl Depth: 1.16″ / 29.46mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g