A beautifully illustrated new book tells the story of the how business emblems came to define not just the companies they represented, but a whole way of life.
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Andrew Emery reveals his longtime love for rap merch.
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Architect and photographer Cemel Emden has published a fantastic book featuring all 57 of architectural pioneer Le Corbusier’s remaining buildings.
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Jesse Simon’s fascinating collection of typography from the German capital reveals the rich visual history of the city, as Umbrella Creative Director Matt Reynolds describes.
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Photographer Gordon Armstrong reveals his love for single-use film cameras.
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Architectural photographer Jo Underhill is Umbrella's very own concrete correspondent. In this occasional column she spotlights locations captured as part of her Beautiful Brutalism series.
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Fifty of the U-Bahn’s best stations are documented in a stylish and informative new architecture guide-map.
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In 2016, Umbrella visited London’s Robin Hood Gardens, a defining example of brutalism. Now, following its demolition, the V&A has acquired one of its flats, as Matt Reynolds reveals.
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Max Leonard and Camille McMillan’s award-winning book of the crumbling concrete defences of the French Alps is a testament to the futility of war.
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Parisian art collective Maentis redesigns a number of global companies' logos – and isn't exactly complimentary.
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Umbrella Creative Director Matt Reynolds has a lot of time for the world’s most ubiquitous digital watch.
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Forget about Rolex – Joshua Clare-Flagg reveals his love for entry-level timepieces.
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