Comments on: Polite Umbrella http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/07/polite-umbrella.html swissmiss is a design blog and studio run by Tina Roth Eisenberg, a 'swiss designer gone NYC'. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carolina Vallejo http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/07/polite-umbrella.html#comment-26260 Carolina Vallejo Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:51:56 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=16040#comment-26260 Actually The Polite Umbrella was conceived as a work of art, not an industrial design solution, so the concern of the artist was to have the concept come accross and not the practical issues of a commercial solution. ;P Actually The Polite Umbrella was conceived as a work of art, not an industrial design solution, so the concern of the artist was to have the concept come accross and not the practical issues of a commercial solution. ;P

]]> By: Rion http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/07/polite-umbrella.html#comment-25943 Rion Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:29:22 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=16040#comment-25943 Guessing it could be engineered to break less because it is more flexible than your average umbrella. -- Anyways, I would buy a transparent one because I am short and am often a hazard to others in the rain. Guessing it could be engineered to break less because it is more flexible than your average umbrella. — Anyways, I would buy a transparent one because I am short and am often a hazard to others in the rain.

]]> By: alex sunday http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/07/polite-umbrella.html#comment-25902 alex sunday Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:44:50 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=16040#comment-25902 that is so sweet! that is so sweet!

]]> By: clifton alexander http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/07/polite-umbrella.html#comment-25883 clifton alexander Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:29:16 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=16040#comment-25883 Really cool concept, but I can't help but wonder. If regular umbrellas are easily broken by weather conditions and such, how easily would this one break? Really cool concept, but I can’t help but wonder. If regular umbrellas are easily broken by weather conditions and such, how easily would this one break?

]]> By: David Airey http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/07/polite-umbrella.html#comment-25849 David Airey Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:37:43 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=16040#comment-25849 That made me smile. :) Next step, make it transparent. That made me smile. :)

Next step, make it transparent.

]]> By: joanna goddard http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/07/polite-umbrella.html#comment-25839 joanna goddard Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:14:19 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=16040#comment-25839 thanks for the link love! i needed this umbrella tonight -- what weird weather! xo thanks for the link love! i needed this umbrella tonight — what weird weather! xo

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