Inspiration is a complex process. One form generates the other. I like to work with themes–themes inspired by organic and industrial elements, such as by botany and art deco. I am always drawing, even during the production process. When I finish a group of pipes, I already have the next collection designed.
My shapes are an echo of my visual and aesthetic education, of everything I have seen or considered. I find it redundant and restraining to make pipes that are inspired by other pipes.
Rolando Negoita's smoking pipes: trademark concepts, shapes, and finishes since 2002