“The color of rain to me is like a painting,” said NC Hagood, an abstract artist in New Smyrna Beach. “I made each section of the umbrella like a painting, so when you open it up, it’s ...

Millet says he is the last umbrella repairman in Paris, and his shop has been designated a living heritage company by the French government. He says he repairs about 10,000 umbrellas a year.

Just as X marks the spot on pirate maps, umbrellas mark the spot in Seattle, thanks to Jim Pridgeon and Benson Shaw's 30-foot-high metal wonder titled "Angie's Umbrella." Commissioned by the Denny ...