Askwith: Sandblasted Bent Billiard Tobacco Pipe

An artisan pipe maker based in Plymouth, England, Chris Askwith often fashions classic shapes elevated by stunning color palettes and individual shaping. This bent Billiard is a wonderful example of the carver's style, reinterpreting the traditional pipe-chart standard through sleek, streamlined proportions and a striking stem for a presentation that merges conventional and modernist design styles. Overall, the form models the Prince shape's elongated profile and slightly bent posture, leading into a slightly rounded and tapered bowl for a poised disposition and maintains a light weight and comfortable smoking posture. The stummel wears an extra-fine sandblast and dark stain, in line with traditional examples from decades past, but it's juxtaposed against a shimmery metal accent and a hand-cut polyester stem of stunning cerulean and indigo hues for a vibrant, one-of-a-kind aesthetic.