When It Rains, It Pours Design. Fornasetti Umbrellas & Holders.

I've written about some wonderful Piero Fornasetti products in the past and now here's the latest collection of umbrellas and umbrella stands from the Italian brand.

Fornasetti Umbrellas:







The Fornasetti umbrellas shown above are available here at European Umbrellas.com and are less expensive than the ones shown below from Barneys. Even with the additional 19% VAT and $43.00 to ship to the US, they still come out to less.

Fornasetti Umbrellas at Barney's:





The above umbrellas have long wood handles and each sell for $260.00, available at Barney's.

Fornasetti umbrella holders:



The above Fornasetti umbrella holders and more not shown here, are all available at Unica Home. Prices start at $1,170.00.

Big Fornasetti fan? Then you'll love this:

•Fabulous Fun For Fornasetti Fanatics

Come Rain Or Shine, Here's Fun Design. Color Changing Umbrellas From Squid London

Viviane Jaeger and Emma-Jayne Parkes of Squid London have designed a line of umbrellas made with a special white ink that turns colored when exposed to water. These umbrellas (or Squidellas) make a piece of art out of a utilitarian product that makes walking in the rain a sort of performance art.



They now have four different umbrellas; the iconic London Skyline one, one commissioned exclusively for the Tate, one whose proceeds benefitted a charity), and the final one for Suck UK.

Here's a video of them in action:


The Bird Squit, London Skyline, Squidarella (Paint Drips) and Clouds each retails for £25 ($42.00 USD) and all are sold at different places (but I have the links for you to buy each here in this post).




1. Color-Changing Bird Squit Umbrella:
A portion of whose proceeds go to support ChildReach International, a UK charity aimed at fighting child poverty in developing countries

Bird Squit (dry):

Bird Squit (wet):


buy it here.

2. Color Changing London Skyline Umbrella:
London Skyline (dry):

London Skyline (wet):


buy it here


3. Color-Changing Paint Drip Umbrella:
made exclusively for the Tate museum

Paint Drip (dry):

Paint Drip (wet):

buy it here.

4. Color-Changing Clouds Umbrella:




buy it here.

Squid London

Hate the rain? Then this might be a better umbrella for you:
Art Lebedev's'Fuck The Rain' Umbrella

Funky Find Of The Week: The 'Fuck The Rain' Umbrella

Maybe you reside in rainy Seattle or the gloomy UK- or you just hate the rain. Either way, this umbrella by the Russian design studio Art Lebedev makes it loud and clear to the rain gods that you prefer a sunny day.
Plus, you can flash it at any car the cruises by a puddle, splashing you.

Made in China
Designers: Artemy Lebedev, Anton Schnaider



Comfortable handle allows you to clasp it to your backpack when it’s not raining. Automatic open/close. Material: 100% polyester

Price:
55.47 US$
35.25 €
Buy it here.