repel. Portable Umbrella – Ultralight 150 g Folding Umbrella | MAKITA SHOTEN

An umbrella as light as a paperback

A dual-use umbrella that blocks UV rays and keeps you dry in a sudden shower. Because you want to carry it every day, weight matters, so Makita Shoten designed repel. Portable umbrella to be as easy to carry as possible. It weighs just 150 g, about the same as a paperback book. Slip it into your bag like a favorite novel and head out.

Function and design, without compromise

Ultralight umbrellas tend to be plain. repel. refuses to compromise on either lightness or delightful design. Created in collaboration with designer Ugai Kanna, it comes in six colors that suit anyone and brighten your day each time you open it. The fabric is woven with a three-dimensional yarn effect for a look found nowhere else; giving such textured fabric a water-repellent finish takes advanced skill, made possible by Makita Shoten’s experienced craftspeople.

Colors: Green, Purple, Yellow, Blue, Red, Orange.

About Makita Shoten

Makita Shoten is a textile house founded in 1866 in the Gunnai weaving region of Yamanashi. It may be the only company in Japan that weaves its own umbrella fabric and assembles the umbrellas in-house, from the cloth to the finished umbrella. Because their craftspeople know every part of an umbrella, Makita Shoten can repair everything: parts, fabric and water-repellent finish. Instead of throwing an umbrella away when it breaks, you can keep repairing it and enjoy it for life.

Specifications

• Type: folding umbrella for sun and rain
• Size: rib length 55 cm, diameter 95 cm, length 54 cm open, 24 cm folded (21.7 in ribs, 37.4 in diameter, 9.4 in folded)
• Weight: approx. 150 g (5.3 oz)
• Materials: fabric 100% polyester; frame carbon fiber/aluminum; handle wood
• 6 ribs, manual opening
• UV protection: blocks 90% or more
• Made in Yamanashi, Japan

Care

• Always dry the umbrella open in the shade before storing; storing it wet may reduce water repellency.
• It may be damaged in strong winds.