Van Gogh Vase of Roses Folding Umbrella – Auto Open & Both Sides Printed

Van Gogh Vase of Roses Folding Umbrella — the Vase of Roses artwork is printed across the canopy in Van Gogh’s hand, all impasto texture and restless color, and repeated on the underside. 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.

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. The frame is aluminium through the shaft with fibreglass in the ribs — the combination that keeps weight down while letting the canopy flex rather than snap in a gust. The auto-open mechanism is sprung rather than motorised, so there is nothing to charge or replace.

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. Folded it is short enough to stand upright in a backpack pocket, which is the difference between carrying one and leaving it by the door.

It gives well to a commuter, a traveller, or anyone whose current umbrella is the free one from a conference. The canopy dries quickly once shaken, and the frame is designed to be re-tensioned by hand if a gust turns it inside out.

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