Wandi Riyadi Tan Rusticated Poker (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.

The poker is an all-time classic of pipe design in just about any medium. They’re simple, practical, and surprisingly versatile in the aesthetics they can be wedded to depending on the carver’s own preference. In recent decades, a significant number of high-grade artisans have sought to put their own spin on the form, with Denmark’s Tom Eltang being a major pioneer in that current. In his latest batch of pipes for us, Wandi Riyadi has included a few of his own interpretations of the classical poker, each being dressed in his unique, hand-carved finishes. This one is a pencil-shanked, light tan sitter rendition, with a hypnotic mixture of flutings and micro-rustication, evoking the sands of Zen garden.

Details:

Length: 4.84″ / 122.9mm

Chamber Width: 0.74″ / 18.79mm

Chamber Depth: 1.87″ / 47.49mm

Bowl Height: 2.01″ / 51.05mm

Weight: 1.1oz / 30g