

Mandragora
Musical instrument
Pipe smoking is a ritual of slowness, full of charm and unique gestures. The object in question also possesses an intrinsic prestige, to the point that it is the object with which you make portraits of characters (both real and imaginary) powerful but also eccentric and creative, like J.R.R. Tolkien, Sherlock Holmes or Mark Twain.
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The material with which the pipes is the briar, the part of the tree that has irregular fibers. This part of the trunk is exported still alive and left to mature. The sketching masters dissect the material according to standard portions, almost as if the diamonds are cut.
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Mandragora is a musical instrument that has different variations with respect to the brass spout (which, like the various pipe models, changes the grip), especially compared to the 3D printed keyboards, which allow you to compose a melody with different gestures and approaches, such as if they were different mini-games.
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The craftsmanship of smoking pipes is an excellence of the city from Pesaro; these objects are appreciated by fans all over the world and boast cinematographic appearances as in "The hateful eight" by Quentin Tarantino.
School project
musical objects and local crafts
Supervisor:
Prof. Lorenzo Palmeri