Ken Dederichs: Smooth Bent Dublin Tobacco Pipe

Ken'ichiro Dederichs-Uchida, also known as Ken Dederichs, is a Japanese artisan who now lives in Germany. Fittingly, Dederichs draws on several pipe making traditions, mainly the Japanese and Danish schools. Dederichs flawlessly combines these styles, often crafting gestural, organic shapes that have a muscular disposition.

This bent Dublin by Ken Dederichs possesses a supple, sweeping heel, from which the walls blossom as they rise to the broad, asymmetric rim that is crowned with rugged plateau, save for the innermost section which is finished smooth. Out back, the gestural shank bends upward and flares horizontally to the shank face, a subtle design cue that keeps the silhouette sleek while emphasizing the shank face. Said shank face is adorned with a brass inlay that reinforces the push-style stem, one fashioned from jet-black vulcanite. Moreover, the stummel is dressed in a chestnut smooth finish, highlighting a wealth of flame grain on the bowl in addition to flecks of birdseye on the top and underside of the shank.