Knowing the weather in our country, this is something worth having...
Avoiding The Drench
By Radhika Seth, Yanko Design, 12 November 2012.
Avoiding The Drench
By Radhika Seth, Yanko Design, 12 November 2012.
Imagine getting soaked by a car-splash, on your way to work or an important meeting. I’ve been through it one too many times thanks to the heavy monsoons my city experiences. The Rain Shield offers a shield-like umbrella and is crafted with a single curved steel wire and a telescopic rod. It has no pointed ends or sharp edges, and it won’t blow inside out in windy conditions. Sounds too good to be true!
But it is true, because I saw this at the red dot award: design concept [Raid Shield page] ceremony in Singapore. Designer Liu Li-Hsiang demonstrated to me how this umbrella easily folds and compresses into a 180-millimetre-diameter disc that can be stored in a bag. Have a look at the video and judge for yourself.
Designers: Lin Min-Wei & Liu Li-Hsiang
Top image: Rain Shield
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