In the world of ever escalating dichotomies, Gloredo seemed to have found a peaceful solution.

During the W. Zhou Dynasty _{(1022 – 771 BC)} in ancient China, the philosophy of Yin-yang was formed. It was developed and perfected by cosmologists, over "the Hundred Schools of Thoughts Era" _{(circa. 770 – 222 BC)}. Essentially, Yin-yang describes two primal opposing while complementary forces, found in all universal phenomena. Yin, is sad, dark, passive, negative, feminine, descending ... ; Yang, denotes the other of being happy, bright, active, positive, masculine, ascending ... Paradoxically, Yin and Yang, are no absolutes -- Part of Yin is in Yang, and visa versa. As a combination, they wax and wane, consuming and supporting each other in a dynamic manner.

As long as the Yin-Yang status of an object, tangible and intangible, achieves equilibrium, it enjoys well-being. Everything in the cosmos, including the pipe we smoke, is of no exception.

Deeply inspired and aspired by the ancient philosophy ingrained with our ancestry, Gloredo, founded by Leslie Ng with his partners in China, has discovered the perplexities between smokability, originality, creativity, bohemia, being Oriental ... the list goes on, and the other side of Das Auge ißt mit, conservation, tradition, conformation, as well as being Occidental, etc., naturally dissipate. Abiding by the principal of Yin-yang, together with the very old world glory (where "Gloredo" comes from. "-do" means "hall", "institution", or "parlor" in Japanese) in craftsmanship we inherit, further contribute to and keep learning from, Gloredo comes to The Way towards the culmination, or accurately, the Golden Mean, of making the finest smoking instruments, and even more importantly -- serenity in mind.