Cute Pipes Are More Than Just Smoking Tobacco

Cute Pipes Are More Than Just Smoking Tobacco

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A pipe is a hand-held device that’s used to smoke tobacco, but these cute pipes are more than just functional—they double as eye candy. From pastel-hued ceramics to gourd-shaped glass, these slick devices are redefining the stoner aesthetic. They’re the perfect gift for a friend—or for yourself.

Pipes have been around for centuries, Cute pipes but they’re now becoming increasingly popular with cannabis users. They’re easy to pack, portable, and often come in a variety of designs, from simple twigs to elegantly curved calabash bowls. A pipe’s anatomy consists of a chamber (the bowl) for the tobacco from which a thin hollow stem emerges and ends in a mouthpiece. It’s common to see a pipe with an air chamber in the shank that helps to cool, dry, and mellow smoke before it reaches the user’s mouth. Some pipes also have a cake of ash that develops in the bowl and helps to control heat during smoking, but the amount of ash is ultimately up to the smoker’s preference.

In the hands of an artisan, a snazzy-looking pipe can be as much a work of art as it is a smoking tool. Los Angeles–based artisan Miwak Junior makes pipes that resemble smooth, skipping stones in a range of colors from a deep moss green to natural stone. Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist Lindsey Hampton’s ceramic pieces are a balance of classy and kooky, with colorful matte and speckled finishes. Her Ring Pipe is a slender donut-shaped piece that looks more like a fashion accessory than a smoking device.

Laundry Day is a cannabis lifestyle brand created to shift the visual narrative of marijuana use. Designed to look more like home decor than smoking tools, their Hudson Pipe looks more like a minimalist vase than something that’ll get you high. It even comes with a matching ashtray. The brand also makes a one-hitter that resembles a stylish ring holder, as well as a glass banana pipe and a music note one that’ll help you start or end your day on the right (or high) note.

MJ Arsenal, GRAV, Waterbeds N Stuff, Badass Glass, Bat Kountry, and Cannastyle are just a few of the shops that sell slickly-designed pipes. If you see something you love online, sign up for that shop’s newsletter—most of the time, you’ll get a promo code worth more than whatever on-site deals they’re offering.

For more, check out this collection of the sexiest cannabis accessories.

 

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