February quirkily celebrates the humble umbrella and its portable dryness! Every year on the 10th of February, National Umbrella Day offers a chance to appreciate that most British of companions: the trusty brolly. Far more than a practical tool for navigating our famously damp weather, the umbrella is a design icon with a surprisingly long history. Its story begins not in the UK, but in ancient civilisations. Early versions were used in Egypt, Assyria, and China over 4,000 y
