The $249 Ori umbrella uses origami to do away with that pesky (but long-standing) design feature: the steel frame. But is it ...

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 ...

Umbrellas have been around for thousands of years but, aside from the introduction of the collapsible umbrella in 1935, their design has remained largely unchanged - despite the well known design ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Cantilever umbrellas — also called offset umbrellas — offer even greater shade and sun protection than ...

As we enter the October rainy season, you can do a lot better than your standard brolly. Here are a couple to try out instead. No one knows for sure when the first folding umbrella was designed.

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NEW YORK – It's a rainy day for the owner of an upscale Manhattan restaurant who filed a lawsuit against a supermodel over a damaged designer umbrella said to be worth $5,000. State Supreme Court ...