This futuristic water pipe designed by a former Apple engineer to deliver a contactless high with just a flip using the power of gravity.

With 11 years experience as an Apple senior technical specialist, Tracey Huston’s background primarily revolved around solving a multitude of challenges within the realm of the modern and digital, a background not typically associated with reengineering the age old pastime of smoking. Yet, Huston applied a similar dogged attention to detail to develop Stündenglass, a curious and captivating device delivering smooth and vaporous draws with an hourglass flip.

The history of the hookah stretches far back and across various cultures, a 16th century invention attributed to Indian glassmakers who invented the contraption to filter tobacco smoke using water. The hookah remains popular today, especially across the Levant, where smoking from the water pipe is enjoyed as a relaxing and recreational social activity. The Stündenglass ? ?hourglass? in German ? on the other hand looks only distantly like its traditional counterpart.
We drew influences from the silhouette of the hourglass and its dependability…a design style that blends traditional Middle Eastern hookah?s style with contemporary elegance and innovation.
– Michael Trzecieski, Design Director Stündenglass

The Stündenglass may look complex, but its actually a fairly simple design to set up and operate. Using a pair of borosilicate glass globes screwed vert...