Designer Shiu Yuk Yuen has developed an ultra-compact umbrella that will easily fit in a trouser pocket, but for this convenience you must get your creative juices flowing and improvise your own canopy when it starts to rain. Discarded newspapers, cardboard or plastic bags are ideal.
The umbrella is yet another design to take advantage of recycling but is best suited for cities like London where the weather is very unpredictable and free newspapers are readily available.
The operation is quite simple as you can see in the photo below. From one end of the tubular casing extends a stick and handle, from the other comes the support structure and a screw-in spike that secures your improvised canopy.
It was designed for short distances like the walk from your tube/subway station to your home or office but can also be used for longer distances by using clips at each end of the umbrella to stabilize it further.
This design sure would suit people like me who hate lugging bulky things like umbrellas around with them.
Source:
Yanko Design