Rind Billiard with Faux Bamboo (2026) Tobacco Pipe

One of the most recognizable marques in Italy today, the Radice workshop was founded in 1980 when Luigi Radice decided to embark on a new pipe-making journey alongside his two sons, Gianluca and Marzio. Previously, Luigi made pipes for Castello, and before that, Caminetto. Under his new namesake brand, he offered high-quality pipes carved in the unmistakable Italian neoclassical style, experimenting with innovative new designs, new rusticating and carving styles, and oil curing. This Rind Billiard showcases several of the aforementioned techniques, which the marque still uses to this day.

With its rusticated bowl and faux bamboo shank, this piece possesses a variety of textures and finishes that are intriguing to behold not just with the eyes, but with the hands as well. The bowl exhibits a faint taper near the rim and, save for said rim's light, smooth finish, it wears Radice's crisp Rind rustication in a smoldering, burgundy-tinged hue. Starting at the transition, the shank has been carved to resemble bamboo, its smooth texture rhythmically punctuated by four bumpy rings that resemble rhizomes. A broad, tapered, stem of acrylic tops off the composition; its sleek, streamlined appearance creates a striking contrast with the texturally complex shank and bowl.