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[[File:Xin Pipes Logo crop.jpg|thumb|Nomenclature / stamping for Xin pipes is currently the following: XIN/ PIPES/ HANDCRAFTED, followed by a number indicating the pipe's year of production and serial number.]] | [[File:Xin Pipes Logo crop.jpg|thumb|Nomenclature / stamping for Xin pipes is currently the following: XIN/ PIPES/ HANDCRAFTED, followed by a number indicating the pipe's year of production and serial number.]] | ||
Xin Li (b. 1980) is a Chinese artisan pipe-maker currently working under the name Xin Pipes. He is a graduate of China | Xin Li (b. 1980) is a Chinese artisan pipe-maker currently working under the name Xin Pipes. He is a graduate of the China Academy of Art (Chinese: 中国美术学院) as well as Germany's University of Münster (German: ''Universität Münster''),where he pursued studies in industrial design and art history respectively. Xin is currently based in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. | ||
[[File:Xin SATX two pipes.jpg|left|thumb|Two pipes, a fig/acorn and a Dublin/horn, made by Xin in 2020. Image courtesy SATX Pipe.]] | [[File:Xin SATX two pipes.jpg|left|thumb|Two pipes, a fig/acorn and a Dublin/horn, made by Xin in 2020. Image courtesy SATX Pipe.]] | ||
[[File:Xin pipes leaning.png|thumb|A unique cobra-like pipe with plateau and horn, made by Xin in 2023. Composite created from images courtesy LePipe.It.]] | [[File:Xin pipes leaning.png|thumb|A unique cobra-like pipe with plateau and horn, made by Xin in 2023. Composite created from images courtesy LePipe.It.]] | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 3 January 2024
Xin Li (b. 1980) is a Chinese artisan pipe-maker currently working under the name Xin Pipes. He is a graduate of the China Academy of Art (Chinese: 中国美术学院) as well as Germany's University of Münster (German: Universität Münster),where he pursued studies in industrial design and art history respectively. Xin is currently based in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province.
Xin began his pipe-making career in 2015 as an apprentice to fellow Chinese artisan Yang Zhimin, where he made pipes for Yang's Zhiputang workshop. In 2019, Li left the Zhiputang workshop to create pipes under his own name.
To date, Xin's pipes have been sold at PipeHub, SATX Pipe, and LePipe.It.
Gallery
A sandblasted bamboo volcano, made by Xin in 2023. Image courtesy LePipe.It.
An interpretation of Sven Knudsen's famous 'Walrus' design from the 1960s, made by Xin in 2022. Image courtesy Xin Li.
A fig/acorn, made by Xin in 2020. Image courtesy SATX Pipe.
A very Danish bent egg, made by Xin in 2022. Image courtesy LePipe.It.
A mounted freeform made by Xin in 2020. Image courtesy Xin Li.
A bamboo billiard, made by Xin in 2023. Image courtesy LePipe.It.
A Danish-American style squat scoop, made by Xin in 2019. Image courtesy Xin Li.
A stubby Dublin, made by Xin in 2020. Image courtesy LePipe.It.
A selection of pipes made during Xin's tenure at Zhiputang. Image courtesy Xin Li.
Contact Information
Xin Li Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xinpipes/