The classic Sky umbrella designed by Tibor Kalman in 1992 -- black on the outside with sunny-day blue skies on the inside -- is available in two styles; the 40-inch size is $45, the collapsible 32-inch one is $32.
There are broad umbrellas designed to keep off a heavy run, there are cloth umbrellas designed to shade people from the sun's searing rays and there are umbrellas that fold up neatly to fit inside a purse.
These umbrella-shaped lolly moulds were obviously designed with the British summer in mind.
Mr. Van Allsburg's new book, "Zathura," published this month by Houghton Mifflin ($18), again features a house, again disingenuously designed with the well-tended touchstones, like a pot to put wet umbrellas in, that make a home precious for its predictability.
The winning entry was an evening gown made of salvaged umbrella canopies, with a fauxcorset made of discarded umbrella ribs, designed by the aptly named Rainer Wolter.
In a forthcoming white paper, the Government Blockchain Association, a global umbrella group designed to link government employees and contractors with industry practitioners and service providers, is outlining its plan to issue a token native to its organization.
For this year's celebration, Bahama Umbrella is advertising a specially designed umbrella, with a drain so that water "can be stored, reused and recycled".
For this year's celebration, Bahama Umbrella is advertising a specially designed umbrella, with a drain so that water "can be stored, reused and recycled". Gray Line, a New York City sightseeing company, will keep running its buses on fossil fuels, but it is promoting an "Earth Week" package of day trips to green spots like the botanical gardens and flower shopping at Chelsea Market.
Many of the policies that fall under the school accountability umbrella are designed to incentivize students.
Mr. ElBaradei formed the National Association for Change, an umbrella group designed to pressure Mr. Mubarak, in February.
Confronting the timeless issue of the poor umbrella design, the company created Brolly, an umbrella with a handle that has an ergonomic, four-finger grip.
