G. Penzo: Sandblasted Bent Egg Tobacco Pipe

I'm quite fond of the affable palette sported by this elegant bent Egg rendition from Giacomo Penzo, with its dark, dark ruby sandblast paired to a stem of rust-hued vulcanite. As for the form itself, it presents a good amount of implied momentum, with its forward-canted bowl effortlessly bolstered by a gently-pinched transition and the long, sprawling shank and stem combination offering a pleasant visual balance in profile. There's plenty of chamber within, and the stacked, blasted ring-grain climbing the bowl's flanks leads to a softly-rounded rim gently kissed with contrast stain.

- Daniel Bumgardner