Jucunda Sandblasted Bent Billiard (S2) (A) Tobacco Pipe

Based in Pesaro, Italy, and founded in 1982, the Ser Jacopo workshop has a long-standing reputation for innovation when it comes to Italian pipe making. The founder of Ser Jacopo, Giancarlo Guidi, defied convention when he established his workshop and began producing pipes that diverged from the Anglo-French shape-chart classics, instead drawing inspiration from fine art, and even daily life on the island of Pesaro. Until his passing in 2012, Guidi experimented with playful proportions and bold finishes, paving the way for a new style of pipe making that's still beloved today.

This bent Billiard certainly showcases the Italian marque's bold, bowl-centric shaping style, with a broad, full-heeled bowl standing prominently at the fore of a wispy shank-and-stem arrangement. The upward trajectory of the shank and the gracile bend of the lengthy stem offer a relaxed smoking posture in hand, and the stummel's craggy finish — Ser Jacopo's Jucunda sandblast — offers plenty of stimulating texture to keep the fingers occupied.