The Raincheck is a wooden umbrella holder that you can place next to your door and will tell you if it’s going to rain anytime in the next 8 hours. The the way it works is the box has 8 LED lights on the front of it that blink or fully illuminate different colors to … Read more
“Defeat the drizzle with a little sizzle”, is just one of many stupid puns you could use while describing an umbrella shaped like a chili pepper, but I’ll do you a favor and spare you those. Perfect for chili pepper lovers, people who love cooking, or people who just can’t stand being in public with … Read more
One of the worst things in the world is carrying around a giant umbrella when it’s not raining. With the massive size that spans roughly 3 feet long, there’s literally nowhere to put it besides just throwing it in the trash and buying a new umbrella off some street merchant every time you find yourself … Read more
The Kisha is a smart umbrella that contains a chip inside of it, which once you sync it to an app on your phone, will notify you if you leave it behind somewhere. The chip in the umbrella contains a beacon that connects to your phone, once you walk away from your umbrella and the … Read more
The Lettuce Umbrella or Vegetabrella is a fully functioning umbrella that looks just like a head of romaine lettuce. Obviously made in Japan, the lettuce umbrella is designed with wrinkled green fabric to look like the lettuce, along with a brown handle that serves as the stalk of the lettuce. Perfect for vegetarians, vegans, or someone … Read more
Tired of getting caught in the rain off guard like a fool? Well, the Funnell Eject Wear is a backpack that you can wear and eject a jacket from the back of it while you’re wearing it. How it works is you first get caught in the rain looking like an idiot, then, while wearing the … Read more
The smart cloud is a cloud that you can hang from your ceiling and will mimic the look of a thunderstorm while it plays music from your phone, tablet, or laptop via Bluetooth technology. Designed by the New York based design studio Richard Clarkson Studio, the Cloud uses motion sensors to detect people in the … Read more
The downspout diverter is a device that you attach to your gutter’s downspout and will divert your rain, so instead of wasting that precious water on the ground, you can divert the water into a rain barrel to collect for watering your garden, washing your car, or bathing in. If you’re currently watering your garden using … Read more
The London map umbrella is an umbrella with a map of London printed on the inside of it, so that once you get caught in the rain (and you will), and once you get lost (and you will), you will have the two things you need combined into one. Just open up the umbrella, protect … Read more
The MOMA Sky Umbrella is a designer umbrella that has a graphic of a blue sky on the inside of it so that you can cheer yourself up on a rainy day and try not to think about murdering children all day like you usually do. Designed by legendary graphic designer Tibor Kalman and Emanuela … Read more