A.Brolly Tube - an Umbrella so light it can literally fly

A project in London, UK by Grant Barnett Designs LLP
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A.Brolly Tube is an umbrella that weighs lighter than your cellphone, T-shirt or a can of Yakult so you can carry it everywhere you go.
Backers: 245
Average Pledge Per Backer: £48

Funded: £11,689 of £7,500
Dates: Nov 28th -> Dec 28th (30 days)
Project By: Grant Barnett Designs LLP
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Latest News

6 Hours Remaining

December 27th - via: kickstarter.com
 One final push on our limited Tiffany blue version available for backers who pledge for £44 or more. It should be an ideal gift to your loved one.  (Read More)

Reaching £10,000!!!

December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
  We just hit our next target of £10,000!!! We want to thank all our backers again for your support. It is incredible and humbling!   Now we will proceed to order to Tiffany blue fabric, and any backer who pledges for £45 or more can select 1... (Read More)

Fabrics have arrived!

December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Fabrics for our A.Brolly just rolled in! We will order the Tiffany blue fabric once the total pledge hits £10,000 as we promised.      (Read More)

Complete street interviews on our A.Brolly Tube in Taipei

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 The lightweight-ness of our A.Brolly Tube really surprised people when they first held it in their hands.  (Read More)

Preparation of the moldings!!

December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
  Speeding up the process and already trying to get various moldings ready as soon as possible!!!  (Read More)

Molding and Material Update

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
As we have reached our set goal, we have just instructed our partner to start making the moldings for this umbrella.  We also have them order the fabrics for the canopy. We are fully intended to make shipment by the set delivery dates.  Thank you... (Read More)

Water repellency test on our choice of A.Brolly Tube fabric

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Check out our video to see how our exclusive AquaRepel technology helps users to quickly dry the canopy with one few fling motions!  (Read More)

New award available if total pledge reaches £10,000!!!

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Again, a huge thank you to all our backers for your support that lifted our campaign pass our set goal before the midway point! As we are marching toward the £10,000 threshold, if we get there, we will add a new reward of limited Tiffany blue... (Read More)

We made it

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hooray we have made it in 14days. Huge thank you to all backers that support us in this journey. Our team now is speechless and can’t wait to tell all our supplier to start action on all the mold.  (Read More)

Thank you for your support

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
For 14days we finally just 2% from the goal. Really big thank you to all the people who support us. Shortly we will begin our development with our supplier chain and hope to get all the umbrella to all of you in no time. We have faith with our... (Read More)

An interview clip in Taipei [preview]

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Reaction from pedestrians in Taipei after holding an A.Brolly Tube.  (Read More)

New promotional footage for A.Brolly Tube

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out the latest footage of our A.Brolly Tube, the world's lightest umbrella. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00    (Read More)

Now featured on BackerClub!

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We are proud to announce that www.backerclub.co has chosen to feature our project! It is the top community for people who love Kickstarter and back a lot of projects, and we look forward to receiving feedback and supports from their community of... (Read More)

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