The $249 Ori umbrella uses origami to do away with that pesky (but long-standing) design feature: the steel frame. But is it ...

Our team of experts has selected the best UV umbrellas out of hundreds of models. Don't buy a UV umbrella before reading ...

For an object we carry, curse, and replace with alarming regularity, the umbrella has barely evolved. Too small, too flimsy, ...

This umbrella has a frame that turns its canopy inside out, keeping water droplets inside as well as allowing it to open and close in confined spaces (+ movie). The KAZbrella was conceived by engineer ...

Lazy summer days and nights are made better under the cover of a patio umbrella. It not only shields you from the sun but also keeps you dry during sudden spurts of rain. A good patio umbrella has a ...

Lots of patio umbrellas claim to be “wind-resistant,” but if you’ve ever chased one across your yard after a storm, you know that’s not always the case. The best patio umbrellas for wind, however, ...

Shopping for the best umbrella isn’t something you should save for a rainy day. Put off the task and you’ll be stuck with a flimsy drugstore purchase that feels more like a flag waving in the wind ...

Something you’ll find in most backseats or at the bottom of your handbag is an umbrella. We stash them not only in our cars and bags but also in our office, foyer and laundry room. But not all ...

You can't always predict a downpour, or (if you're anything like us) remember your umbrella, and as such we've all been soaked while walking around a city. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn't think ...

Any regular beachgoer knows the classic beach umbrella struggle. There are days when the umbrella simply refuses to stand no matter how much you dig, twist, and turn it — not to mention the many times ...