Karim Pipes Fabricius Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Karim Pipes are made by Abdul Karim, an artisan pipe-maker based in Tangerang, Indonesia. A pipe-maker since 2016, Karim is part of an emerging 21st century movement of Indonesian artisan carvers, including Wandi Riyadi, Deden Hendan Durahman of Caxra Pipes, Karim’s mentor, Edy Bima, and Karim’s mentee, Bennie Joe, whose pipes MBSD has also sold. Karim carves most of his pipes freehand, and is often inspired by wildlife, leading to the creation of figural and organically styled designs. Karim also produces more traditional shapes with distinct inflections of his own choosing, such as his popular calabash pipes.

Here’s a question: what do you get if you cross modern, Danish pipe making with late 19th century French pipe making? Probably something like this. On the one hand, this pipe from artisan Karim owes a fair bit to Scandinavian pioneer Bo Nordh and his Nautilus shapes. On the other, Karim’s approach to shaping and finishing leans heavily toward the figural designs of early briar carving. Instead of a Nautilus, we have here a Fabricius, taking inspiration from the coiled tail of the Penaeus monodon Fabricius, or giant tiger prawn.

 

Details:

Length: 6.2″ / 157.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.68 / 17.27mm

Bowl Depth: 1.3″ / 33.02mm

Weight: 2.3oz / 68g