La Biota Sandblasted Poker w/ Antler Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

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.

After having the pleasure of linking up with Michele again at this year’s Las Vegas International Pipe Show, and eventually managed to cajole him into letting me take some of the pipes he’d brought back for my customers. This one, along with a few others I’ll be added shortly, seemed to perfectly encapsulate the la Biota style. Its wears a bark-like brown sandblast; its shank has been carved from antler, harvested from Italy’s native deer population; and its stem is hand cut from steppe camouflage ebonite. Michele seems to have a knack for creating the ultimate modern hunter’s pipes, though this poker sitter is likely to impress at any occasion.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.74″ / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.73″ / 43.94mm

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g