Xin Li

Xin Li (b. 1980) is a Chinese artisan pipe-maker currently working under the name Xin Pipes. He is a graduate of China's Central Academy of Fine Arts (Chinese: 中央美术学院) 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.

Nomenclature / stamping for Xin pipes is currently the following: XIN/ PIPES/ HANDCRAFTED, followed by a number indicating ()

Xin began his pipe-making career in 2015 as an apprentice to fellow Chinese artisan Yang Zhimin. Together, Li and Yang partnered to create a line of pipes under the name, Zhiputang. In 2019, Li left the Zhiputang partnership to create pipes under his own name.

To date, Xin's pipes have been sold at PipeHub, SATX Pipe, and LePipe.It.

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