About
Living with weather
We did not set out to make umbrellas. We set out to remove a small, daily friction — and the umbrella was where it lived.
Weather is not an interruption of life; it is part of it. A good tool for the rain should ask nothing of you — no wrestling, no wet cuffs, no crumpled fabric stuffed into a bag. It should open when needed, close in a second, and then disappear from your attention.
That is why every Siu umbrella is built around the folding memory patch. It is not a feature to show off; it is a courtesy, engineered into the fabric. The rest of our design follows the same rule — steel and fiberglass where strength matters, wood where the hand rests, and nothing anywhere else.
We make umbrellas for people who notice the weight of things — the click of a carabiner on a bag strap, the dry side of a reverse fold, the neat line of a closed canopy. Small dignities, kept daily.
How a Siu is made
Nothing in a Siu is decorative. Each step exists because the umbrella needs it.
The patch is set
The folding memory patch is heat-pressed into the canopy as one piece, fixing the geometry of every fold line before the umbrella ever opens.
Materials, by role
Steel and fiberglass where the frame carries load; vinyl-coated or pongee fabric where the canopy meets the sky; wood where the hand rests. Each material earns its place.
Finished in its sleeve
Every umbrella leaves in a matching fabric sleeve — the same restraint, carried through to the last detail.
Design principles
Exactly enough
Strength where it is needed, lightness everywhere else — and no feature that exists to be admired.
One gesture
Open, close, shake, sleeve. Anything that takes two motions is a design problem waiting to be solved.
Weather as companion
We do not fight the rain; we design for the person walking through it.
Siu at a glance
One core technology
The folding memory patch, across the entire range.
Three series, eight models
Clip, Compact & Auto, Grande & Wood — one for each way of moving.
Built for partners
We supply distributors and brand partners worldwide, with made-to-order programs available.