Origami does away with that pesky (but long-standing) design feature: the steel frame. The design of the steel-ribbed ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Urban design firm Urban Umbrella took center stage at Design Miami/ 2022, providing its new Art Activation product for an exhibit hosted by Jason Jacques Gallery. Known for ...

Even though it doesn’t rain all that much here, we’re suckers for an awesome umbrella design. Whether it’s the lightsaber-grip umbrella,the lightsaber-shaft ...

The Internet of Things is slowly reinventing our world, turning dumb objects like our fridges and cars into smart, connected devices. And yes, it's even happened to our umbrellas. Haz is a “smart” ...

Susan Spencer highlights some everyday items that are so well-designed, they're hard to improve upon: Sure, it keeps you dry, but have you ever really looked at your umbrella? "Most people take it for ...

Our pals at TreeHugger put out a call to re-engineer the umbrella into a less wasteful and more environmentally sound gadget. (33 million umbrellas are sold annually in the U.S., and it seems like ...