Rind Billiard (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. He experimented with innovative new designs, new rusticating and carving styles, and oil curing. This Rind Billiard showcases several of the aforementioned techniques, which are still used by the marque to this day.

The cylindrical walls of this Billiard's bowl rise from a muscular, angular heel to the flat, crisp rim, while the shank and stem arrangement out back maintains an arrow-straight posture and the latter takes on a swift taper to the bit. Dressed in a dark, ruby-tinged iteration of Radice's craggy Rind rustication — save for the smooth rim, which adds a lovely pop of textural and tonal contrast — this offering boasts a wealth of stimulating texture for the hand to appreciate.