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

Stained Glass Periwinkle Folding Umbrella — the canopy is printed as leaded glass: the Periwinkle artwork broken into bright panels bounded in black, which reads especially well from underneath with daylight coming through. The pattern was scaled to the canopy rather than tiled onto it, so the design resolves properly when the umbrella is open instead of breaking across the ribs.

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. 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. The handle is shaped for a full grip rather than a pinch, and that shows on a windy day more than anything else about the design.

It gives well to a commuter, a traveller, or anyone whose current umbrella is the free one from a conference. 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 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.