Come Rain Or Shine, Here’s Fun Design. Color Changing Umbrellas From Squid London

color changing umbrellas

Viviane Jaeger and Emma-Jayne Parkes of Squid London have designed a line of umbrellas made with a special white ink that turns colored when exposed to water. These umbrellas (or Squidellas) make a piece of art out of a utilitarian product that makes walking in the rain a sort of performance art.

Color Changing Umbrellas


color changing umbrella

They now have four different umbrellas; the iconic London Skyline one, one commissioned exclusively for the Tate, one whose proceeds benefitted a charity), and the final one for Suck UK.

The Bird Squit, London Skyline, Squidarella (Paint Drips) and Clouds each retails for £25 ($42.00 USD) and all are sold at different places (but I have the links for you to buy each here in this post).

squid london umbrellas

1. Color-Changing Bird Squit Umbrella: A portion of whose proceeds go to support ChildReach International, a UK charity aimed at fighting child poverty in developing countries

Bird Squit (dry):

Bird Squit (wet):

2. Color Changing London Skyline Umbrella:
London Skyline (dry):

London Skyline (wet):

3. Color-Changing Paint Drip Umbrella: made exclusively for the Tate museum
Paint Drip (dry):

Paint Drip (wet):

4. Color-Changing Clouds Umbrella:



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Art Lebedev’s’Fuck The Rain’ Umbrella