Octopus Umbrella Image: imgur.comSometimes i...  ...with your selection from this great collection of umbrellas . There's something for everyone (or every couple,...

How much potassium does your regular umbrella have? I’ll bet that you’ve never even considered that question. This cute umbrella from Firebox comes in both ripe (yellow) and unripe (green) versions, but not b...

(Photo: H-Concept)The Japanese design firm H-Concepts claims to have developed a totally new approach to the traditional umbrella. The Unbrella, as the company calls it, is…well, upside down. The stretchers are on...

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedi...  ...ly patronized by 50%. Believe it or not, cocktail umbrellas help take care of that conundrum. In the early 19...  ...e craze. From that moment on, the ladies -and the umbrellas - were at the bar to stay. There are plenty of guy...  ...th colorful canopies...

It's easy to look at this picture and wonder, "why is this umbrella so special that it is locked in a glass case?" But that's before you learn it was a brilliant Soviet spy weapon: So it was that one day, while Markov w...

Japanese designer Kota Nezu made a parasol that is a functional sundial. There's a compass built into the handle to that you can point it in the right direction and get a reading on the time. Link via OhGizmo!...

No doubt, the umbrella has evolved over time into a successful, functional personal accessory that works well in keeping rain off. In a driving rain accompanied by a powerful wind, an umbrella may turn inside out, or fai...

Over in the NeatoShop, we sell an umbrella that has a handle similar to those found on Japanese samurai swords. One college student in Atlanta owns one (although he didn't get it from us), and when police heard that a s...

Just in case you ever find yourself caught in both...  ...fight, someone has created these $40 Light Saber Umbrellas . Via Geekologie, which hilariously asks &quo...