Smooth Brown Bent Brandy Tobacco Pipe

In creating his brand, Valbruna, Italian artisan Simone Gaudenzi has combined his two passions: pipes and the sea. Before branching out on his own as a pipe-making artisan, Gaudenzi worked under the mentorship of Giancarlo Guidi at the famed Ser Jacopo workshop. There, he developed a keen eye for design and a deep appreciation for the whimsical Pesaro style, which appears prominently in his portfolio to this day. Now the founder of his own brand, he imbues every Valbruna piece with his love of both the pipe-making craft and the sea, with his grading system heavily reflecting aquatic themes, and the brand name itself a reference to the legendary underwater city of the same name.

This bent Brandy from Gaudenzi certainly alludes to the artisan's Pesaro influences with its playfully squat bowl and jaunty sense of movement throughout the shank-and-stem. The bowl demonstrates a subtle forward cant that lends a touch of dynamism to the composition, while the upturned shank and deeply bent saddle stem promote a comfortable clench. Handsome grain abounds throughout the stummel, dressed in a rich, smooth finish for attractive emphasis.