Stained Glass Bluestar Folding Umbrella – Auto Open & Both Sides Printed

Stained Glass Bluestar Folding Umbrella — the Bluestar design is rendered in stained glass panels across the canopy, printed on both faces, so looking up into it is genuinely like standing under a window. Printing both faces costs more and is worth it: an umbrella spends most of its working life being looked up into by the person holding it.

Made from high-density waterproof polyester over an aluminium frame, with a canopy 15cm larger than standard. The water-repellent treatment makes the rain bead up and slide off with one shake. It weighs little enough to forget in a bag and folds down to roughly the length of a paperback. The eight-rib layout distributes strain more evenly than the six-rib frames used on cheaper folding umbrellas.

The reinforced eight-rib structure and thickened metal axles are what stop it inverting on a gusty street corner. It opens automatically with one hand and folds down small enough for a bag. 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.

As a present it is genuinely useful, which is rarer in gifts than it should be. Shake it out and leave it open to dry before folding, and the water-repellent finish will keep beading rain for a long time.

Part of our Stained Glass Umbrellas collection, where the same treatment is applied across a full range of subjects. Free worldwide delivery and a 30-day money-back guarantee.