The story behind fish hair sticks

It began with a simple idea: a hair piece that could change with you.

I have made little fish for a long time, and they slowly became one of the most recognisable parts of my work. This collection grew from wanting to bring them into something new, not just as decoration, but as part of a piece that moves, changes, and feels alive when worn.

Each design in this collection is made around an interchangeable system. You choose your fish, then choose your base. A simple stick can become something different with a goldfish or a guppy, and the same piece can feel more playful depending on what you pair together.

The fish are joined by lotus, leaves, and green sandalwood - materials and shapes that felt naturally connected. I kept coming back to the quiet world of a pond: movement in the water, little shifts in light, leaves floating on the surface, and fish moving underneath. I wanted these pieces to feel a little like that.

This collection is also personal to me in another way.

For a long time, I thought my hair was something to fix. Like many people with frizz or natural texture, I grew up feeling that it needed to be flatter, smoother, more controlled. Over time, I started seeing it differently. Not as something wrong, but as something with shape, softness, and movement of its own.

That shift became part of this collection.

Instead of making pieces that fight against the hair, I wanted to make pieces that move with it.

Green sandalwood felt right for the same reason. It can deepen and change in colour over time, so each piece continues to develop with light, wear, and time. I love that it does not stay exactly the same.

This is a small collection of wearable pieces shaped by movement, texture, and change.

Choose your fish, choose your base, and make it your own.