Konstantin Grcic - Umbrella

A fun piece here designed back in 2006. Taking an existing product and making an almost un-noticable change in order to make a difference. This Umbrella caught my eye as I tried to establish what I would utilise the modifiction for? What would you us it for?

Taken from his website it says:

Sometimes it‘s more difficult to resist than to act. As designers we‘re easily tempted to renew, replace or change things. One of the virtues of working with Japanese no-brand Muji is using what already exists, simplifying, even leaving things alone, creating objects that blend into the environment rather than making a strong mark.This idea is exemplified in the umbrella project we did as part of our long standing collaboration. The only intervention we made to an existing umbrella is drilling a hole into the end of the handle.

Project assistant: Alexander Löhr (KGID)
Producer: Muji