Van Gogh Road with Cypress and Star Folding Umbrella – Auto Open & Both Sides Printed

Van Gogh Road with Cypress and Star Folding Umbrella — the canopy carries the Road design as Van Gogh painted it, the brush direction clearly visible, on both faces of the fabric. 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. 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 gives well to a commuter, a traveller, or anyone whose current umbrella is the free one from a conference. 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 Van Gogh Umbrellas collection, where the same treatment is applied across a full range of subjects. Shipped free worldwide, with 30 days to change your mind.