Rind Bent Apple (2026) Tobacco Pipe

Luigi Radice worked in the prestigious Castello workshop before founding the Caminetto brand with Giuseppe "Peppino" Ascorti in the late 1960s. In 1980, Radice began producing his self-titled brand of pipes with his son, Gianluca, and father, Paolo. The brand pays heavy attention to the briar that goes into each pipe, seasoning it for three years before production.

This bent Apple of Radice's is finished with their Rind rustication and stained darkly, but allows for mahogany-hued bits of briar to peek out from underneath. The rustication also provides a rich, unpredictable touch throughout the stummel, interrupted only by a narrow ring of smooth briar just below the rim. The shank kicks up dramatically into a bent, tapered stem of orange-and-cream acrylic that adds a whimsical dash of color to this piece. Straightforward in its design but elegant in its execution, this is a piece sure to please fans of rusticated Apples.