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Which patio umbrella stand is best? Outdoor umbrellas add a stylish flair to your patio or garden oasis. They also are designed to block out the sun on hot summer days, keeping you and your guests ...

A handful of companies have the ever-shrinking umbrella game on lock, but what good is something small enough to stow in your bag if it’s soaked? Kazuyo Koike devised a genius solution: Make the ...

Umbrellas often blow inside-out during a storm and if they do survive howling winds and lashings of rain, tend to make clothes and bags soggy when folded up. But two engineers claim to have solved ...