umbrellas
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Clever Standing Umbrella Drips Dry On Own Two Feet
Sometimes all the extra effort required to carry an umbrella and deal with the soaking wet mess afterwards almost makes it seem like you’re better off just facing the rain unprotected. But by simply adding a small pair of feet to the handle, the clever designers at Nendo have managed to make wrangling an umbrella…
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Mangled Umbrella Photos Put A Staple Of City Life In The Spotlight
Navigating the streets of big cities makes for countless shared experiences. One such phenomenon is the well-known site of a corner-store umbrella lying disfigured during a rainstorm.
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A Strong Case For An Umbrella With A Bendable Handle
As useful as an umbrella is for staying dry when it’s pouring rain, they can be a pain to deal with when you get back inside and they’re soaking wet. But designers Liang-Hock Poh and Ming-Hung Lin realised that by simply making the umbrella’s handle flexible, it was far easier to hang somewhere for drying,…
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The Last Umbrella You’ll Ever Buy Can Easily Survive A Wind Tunnel
Taking inspiration from a motorcycle helmet, which protects riders from the elements without hindering their line of sight, Stephen Collier created the Rainshader to be the next generation of umbrellas. And given it can survive Gale Force 7 winds up to 60km/h, it could be the last brolly you ever buy.