After a childhood fascination with the old black and white films his mother would watch with him, Adam Davidson found himself drawn to pipes at antique stores and after a discussion with his academic advisor on the subject, attended his first Chicago pipe show in 2004. Having just graduated with an Industrial Design degree from Purdue University, he quickly found himself enwrapped in the hobby, and applied for a pipe restoration position with Smokingpipes.com, as well as with Todd Johnson (then based on Myrtle Beach) to help him with his Medici line.

Fast forward to the present, and Adam is now one of the most recognised names in American pipe making, crafting about 75 of the finest handmade artisanal pipes around each year, in smooth and sandblasted finishes from selected blocks. Adam's stems are, as a standard, hand-cut from German ebonite rod with turned, chamfered, and polished tenons (though he does occasionally use vintage Bakelite as well). His shape inspirations come from early English styles, retro Danish, plus modern combinations with innovative designs and textures. Bamboo is one of his favourite materials to work with, and accents may feature boxwood sourced from the Ivarssons, silver, bacote, black palm, and horn.