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Umbrella vending machine

January 11, 2012 @ 11:15 am

In Hong Kong, people don’t sell umbrellas. Machines sell umbrellas.

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The Umbrella Coat

October 24, 2011 @ 10:48 pm

How do you protect yourself from rain that comes from all sides? Or what does every hurricane field reporter need in their gear bag? This umbrella suit/coat by designer Athanasia Leivaditou. Fully functional and it leaves your hands free to … Continue reading →

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Rain Or Shine: selling the most expensive umbrellas on the market

August 18, 2011 @ 1:57 pm

The New York Times today wrote a piece on Peggy Levee and her expensive umbrella store called Rain Or Shine located at 45 E. 45th Street in NYC. The store caters to the extremely wealthy who are able to spend … Continue reading →

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SHIT IT’S RAINING Umbrella

January 14, 2011 @ 9:51 am

Help those around you see the reality you’re in by holding this SHIT IT’S RAINING umbrella when it’s wet and gross outside. It also comes in a variety of colors and languages too in case you live in a non-English … Continue reading →

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An umbrella that will keep your coffee dry

May 16, 2010 @ 10:47 pm

Designer Jung-Woo Lee of Ek Design must love coffee because this Coffee Loving Umbrella puts the work of coffee-holding and umbrella-holding in the same hand, freeing your other hand to do much more important things like change the song on … Continue reading →

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When Five Fell by Wong Fu Productions

May 9, 2010 @ 11:44 pm

Wesley Chan of Wong Fu Productions wrote and directed this fabulous 10-minute short about the love connections between 5 different household objects (glasses, telephone, umbrella, scarf, and cup) and a girl. Wong Fu describes it as a “new take on … Continue reading →

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