Il capo - cigar holder

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Our luxury cigar holder multitool blends exquisite industrial design with premium materials, offering a sleek form that integrates essential functions to enhance the smoking experience with elegance and practicality. The idea behind this luxury multi-tool was to take care of a variety of situations around the smoking lounge. SurfaceID picked the most common instruments used for cigar consumption and packed them all in one single handy device. Easily cut your cigars ends, slice their bands or poke a hole through the tightest ones in the most efficient manner. Or say you are hitting shots on the golf course, then the cigar holder becomes a necessity to keep your tobacco clean, dry and safe from the grass. The photographs here depict fully functioning prototypes and their early concept sketches and 3D models.

The Story Behind Il Capo

Il Capo is SurfaceID’s answer to the small rituals around a good cigar. The team picked the instruments cigar smokers reach for most often and packed them into one handy multitool, with a sleek form and premium materials worthy of the smoking lounge.

The project went from early concept sketches and 3D models to fully functioning prototypes, the ones photographed on this page.

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Cut, Slice, Punch

Il Capo cuts cigar ends, slices through bands and punches a hole through even the tightest cigars. Each tool deploys from the body like a pocket multitool and folds back into a smooth, compact form.

Made for the Golf Course

Il Capo also holds the cigar. Between shots on the golf course, it keeps your cigar clean, dry and off the grass.

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From Sketch to Working Prototype

Concept sketches set the direction, 3D models refined the proportions and mechanisms, and renderings explored a range of colours and finishes. SurfaceID then built fully functioning prototypes to test every tool by hand.

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