The smallest piece in the Signature line and the most exacting. One flap, one seam, one gold medallion — and a fine gold chain that drops to the hip or doubles at the shoulder.
Zola exists because evening is where a house is judged. There is nowhere to hide on a piece this small: a single burnished edge running the full flap, a closure that is the seal itself, and a chain fine enough to pour. Cut from the tightest, calmest panel of the hide — the part with nothing to say.
All MBALI hardware — seals, chains, rings, buckles and feet — is cast in solid brass and finished in 24-carat gold. Africa is where gold comes from; we see no reason to hide it in silver.
2% of the net value of this purchase supports vetted children's education programmes.
Tones — 5 available
- Cognac Tan
- Sand
- Chalk White
- Rose Clay
- Ink Indigo
- Hide
- Springbok in sand, hand-burnished
- Hardware
- Fine gold chain, gold seal medallion closure
- Price
- €6,400