The clutch standing on a wooden dressing table beside a perfume bottle and a pair of earrings, in warm lamplight

Koi Clutch

A koi’s scales, pearl to coral, made into an evening bag with a gold kiss-lock frame.

Scale by scale

The clutch

A soft pillow of fish scales under a gold frame, 8.8 in across and 5.4 in tall to the top of the knobs.

Pearl to coral

Row after row of rounded scales, each linked to its neighbours and lapping over the row below. They fade in 4 bands, pearl at the top to coral at the hem, the way a koi colours.

The kiss-lock

Two arched gold bars, hinged at the sides, meet across the top. A ball knob rises from each bar, and the two cross over each other to close it.

The chain

From a small loop at each end of the frame, oval gold links fall in a loose curve: about 23 in, a short chain for the shoulder or the hand.

Three pieces

Lifted apart it is 3 pieces: the scale body, the frame with its knobs, and the chain. No glue and no stitching hold them.

Together

Back in one piece with the chain laid beside it: 5.3 oz with the chain, all of it PLA.

Three pieces, one bag

Shown side by side at their true size against each other.

  • The scale body on its own: rows of scales, pearl at the top to coral at the hem

    The scale body

    Rows of rounded scales in 4 colour bands, folded into a soft pillow.

  • The gold frame on its own: a flat arched bar with a loop at each end and two ball knobs in the middle

    The frame

    Two gold bars hinged at the sides, with two ball knobs that cross to close.

  • The gold chain on its own, hanging in a deep U from its two end clips

    The chain

    Oval gold links, about 23 in long, clipped to the frame’s two loops.

Up close

8.8 in wide, 5.4 in tall and 2.2 in deep: a bag for an evening, not a day. The frame opens wide enough for a phone up to 5.8 × 2.8 in.

The clutch from the front left, the gold chain lying in a loop on the table in front of it
The chain drops from both ends of the frame and settles in a loop in front.
A hand with painted nails lifting the clutch by its two gold knobs, the chain hanging below
Picked up by the knobs, the chain swinging below.
The clutch from behind and to the side: the same pearl-to-coral rows on the back, the frame's hinge at the end of the bar
The back carries the same fade as the front.

Four bands, pearl to coral

The colour runs down the bag the way it runs down a koi: palest at the frame, warmest at the hem. Every band is its own colour of scale, so the fade is built row by row rather than painted on.

Pick a band to see where it sits on the bag.

Front view of the clutch with all four colour bands showing
Close on the scales: pearl rows meet blush, then salmon and coral below, each scale lapping over the one beneath
Where pearl meets blush, one row laps over the next.

Koi Clutch

Three pieces in the box.

1
scale body, 4 bands from pearl to coral
1
gold kiss-lock frame with two ball knobs
1
gold chain strap of oval links
Size
8.8 × 2.2 × 5.4 in (wide × deep × tall)
Weight
5.3 oz with the chain
Chain
About 23 in, for the shoulder or the hand
Opening
Fits a phone up to 5.8 × 2.8 in
Closure
Kiss-lock, two crossed ball knobs
Material
PLA; no glue, no stitching
Colours
Pearl, blush, salmon and coral scales; gold frame and chain
The clutch straight on: the gold frame and knobs across the top, the four bands of scales below, the chain hanging at both sides

Good to know

Will my phone fit?

The frame’s opening is sized for a phone up to about 5.8 × 2.8 in.

What is it made of?

PLA, all of it: the scales, the frame, the knobs and the chain. There is no glue, no stitching and no metal hardware.

Can I wear it across my body?

The chain is about 23 in long: a short chain to wear on the shoulder or carry in the hand, not a crossbody strap.

Is there a lining or an inside pocket?

No. The inside is the scale body itself; there is no lining, pocket or magnet.

How does it close?

Like a classic kiss-lock purse: the gold ball knob on each bar of the frame crosses over the other to hold the two bars together.