SENZ Umbrella

Juniper Foo | Dec 11, 2006

Seems to us the humble umbrella's gotten its second wind. This one may not project images like the Umbrella Photo Browser, but we were tipped off that it's apparently the first-ever windproof-designed brollie. We've heard of bicycles and planes being put through the windtunnel test for aerodynamic fine-tuning. But this is the first that we're blown over by an umbrella going through the same stringent shakedown. What's blasted out at the end of this tunnel is a brollie that's virtually unbreakable even against a windforce of 10. Think uprooted trees, very high waves and reduced visibility. And it's all thanks to a patented asymmetrical shape that's a gust of inspiration by Netherland's University of Technology. Although in that sort of ripping gale, you'll be labeled certifiable to be even out of doors.

See top view | side view | metal frame | handle

Price: 49.95 euros (US$66.30)
Availability: More information at the homepage
Device: Unbreakable umbrella
Specs: Asymmetrical, self-positioning shape, plays with the wind but never goes inside out, slimline design, revolutionary open-close mechanism

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