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La Biota Sandblasted Bent Apple Handmade Briar Pipe, New La Biota Sandblasted Bent Apple Handmade Briar Pipe, New
A graduate of Italy’s prestigious Academia della Pipa, Michele Sottocasa has been making pipes for over a decade under the la Biota name. Prior to becoming a pipe-maker, Sottocasa trained and worked as a designer and art director, and la Biota pipes continue this drive towards a distinct aesthetic vision. The name, ‘la Biota,’ originally derives from ecology, and symbolizes the deep connection between humans and nature – a connection well represented by the hand-made tobacco pipe.
This particular la Biota is a very rustic interpretation of the traditional bent apple. The bowl has been carved freehand, adding a distinct asymmetry to its form; the shank is extended by a piece of antler, whose natural curvature supplies the overall line followed from bowl to button; and the stem is hand cut from an autumnal ebonite resin.
All la Biota pipes are made by hand by Michele Sottocasa in his workshop in the mountainous Northern region of Italy. Sottocasa prefers the wood lathe over the metal lathe traditionally used by pipe-makers, which he uses to painstakingly hand-shape each la Biota bowl, and hand-cut each la Biota stem. As Sottocasa strives to make each la Biota pipe unique and does not like to repeat shapes and design choices he has made in the past, every la Biota pipe is one of a kind – once it is gone, it is gone 5.4″ / 137.1mm
Bowl Width: 0.72 / 18.28mm
Bowl Depth: 1.33″ / 33.78mm
Weight: 2.1oz / 60g
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