Ceramist Ninon Choplin has designed a tubular, glass pipe influenced by the shape of water slides for smoking accessories brand Tetra.
The Elbow Pipe was created in collaboration with Tetra, a marijuana accessories company located in New York and Los Angeles, and Portland cannabis lifestyle brand Serra.
Originally the ceramicist moulded the design for the Elbow Pipe out of clay, a medium frequently used in their other pieces. But Tetra suggested using transparent glass instead, so users could watch the smoke move through the winding shape.
Photograph by Jonathan Hokklo
"Choplin originally conceived the design of the Elbow in clay, but was invited by Tetra to translate it into transparent glass, allowing the user to watch as smoke billows through its curved interior with every puff," said Tetra. "Its form was inspired by the elaborate tubular water slides common to water parks in the 1980s and '90s," the company added.

The design consists of a single glass volume made from borosilicate, a glass fabricated through the mixing of silica and boric oxide. It is offered in two transparent colours, dark blue and light pink. Choplin designed the pipe so that it could also function as an object to display in one's home.
"I was interested in the shapes and colours, but also in comparing the movement of water to the fluidity of smoke," Choplin said.
"As usual for my designs, I was also looking at making an object that we've mostly seen in convention...