Bottom Line: A well-made model that delivers reliable protection from the elements and closes to a compact size for transport. Pros: Features a 45-inch design that offers excellent rain protection.

If you don’t want to plop a patio umbrella in the middle of your outdoor seating area, a cantilever umbrella with an offset pole is the way to go. I tested seven popular options to find the best patio ...

You can't always predict a downpour, or (if you're anything like us) remember your umbrella, and as such we've all been soaked while walking around a city. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn't think ...

Lazy summer days and nights are made better under the cover of a patio umbrella. It not only shields you from the sun but also keeps you dry during sudden spurts of rain. A good patio umbrella has a ...

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There’s nothing worse than an unreliable umbrella. Just when you need protection from the rain, it blows inside out or becomes bent out of shape, leaving you drenched and exposed to the elements. The ...

Origami does away with that pesky (but long-standing) design feature: the steel frame. The design of the steel-ribbed umbrella has changed little since it was introduced in the 1850s, but the ...