Lotus Blooming Folding Umbrella – Auto Open & Both Sides Printed

Lotus Blooming Folding Umbrella — the canopy carries the Lotus artwork in full bloom, printed edge to edge across both the outer and inner surfaces, so the pattern is there whether the umbrella is seen from outside or looked up into from beneath. Because the print runs to the very edge of each panel, the canopy reads as one continuous image rather than eight printed segments.

The fabric is 100% waterproof polyester, treated so raindrops bead rather than absorb, and the canopy is oversized by 15cm — noticeably more shelter than the umbrella already in your bag. Closed, it measures around 30cm and slips into a bag pocket without a case; open, the canopy clears a shoulder bag as well as a head, which is what the extra width is for. The shaft is aluminium with fibreglass ribs, so it stays light without going flimsy.

Eight ribs, fibreglass reinforcement and hardened stretchers give it real wind resistance, and the auto-open button means you can get it up while holding a coffee. It folds compact for travel. It is light enough to keep in a bag permanently rather than only on days the forecast is bad — which is when umbrellas are actually needed.

It suits someone who walks to work and has resigned themselves to being rained on. Let it dry open rather than folding it wet; that single habit is what determines whether an umbrella lasts one season or five.

Part of our Flowers Blooming Umbrellas collection, where the same treatment is applied across a full range of subjects. Delivery is free worldwide, and there is a 30-day money-back guarantee.