Posted by Jeannie Choe | 25 May 2007
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The cocktail umbrella: Does it really do anything? It definitely opens and closes like a real umbrella, so it seems the dead-end functional charm of the miniature rain shield has single-handedly managed to keep it alive over the years. In celebration of this long summer weekend, we leave you with a tribute to the cocktail umbrella.
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MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2009
PICTOPIA FESTIVAL 2009
HOME AND HOUSEWARES SHOW 2009
TRANSVERSALE 2009
NEW YORK CITY TOY FAIR 2009
IMM COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING SHOW
NORTH AMERICAN INT'L AUTO SHOW '09
TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2008
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
NeoCon 2009
MD&M East and ATX 2009
Nidecker Snowboard Design Competition
Tools of Engagement
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And don't forget the hidden, exotic bonus that many cocktail umbrella's provide: when the sliding mechanism gets disassembled, one is treated to small pieces of Chinese newspapers.