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Tech packs, patterns, mockups
$5,500
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Umbrellas are essential accessories designed to shield against rain and sun, available in styles ranging from compact travel versions to full-size golf and patio options. THE/STUDIO is a custom umbrella manufacturer platform with a production team built in, giving your brand access to vetted factories, sample development, and production tracking from brief to finished drop.

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WHAT WE BUILD
From patio to compact, every custom umbrella style is developed with your dedicated production team and manufactured by vetted factories worldwide.

Patio
Large canopy umbrellas designed for outdoor dining, poolside, and backyard shade.

Beach
Lightweight, UV-protective umbrellas built with sand anchors for seaside use.

Golf
Oversized, wind-resistant umbrellas engineered for full coverage on the course.

Travel
Slim-profile umbrellas that fold down for easy packing in carry-on luggage.

Compact
Small, portable umbrellas with quick-open mechanisms for everyday rain protection.

Your spec
Bring your own pattern or tech pack and we build to it.
A single-color Nylon canopy with no branding is straightforward factory work. A fully developed custom umbrella featuring printed / woven care labels, engineered panel layouts, and coordinated handle detailing is the construction our production team handles every week. For most brands, the elaborate end is the standard brief, not the exception.


START YOUR BRIEF
You don't need a finished design to begin. Bring a sketch, a reference umbrella, a tech pack, or an AI-generated spec, and we develop it into a production-ready umbrella.

A rough concept is enough to start a umbrella brief.

Send a spec or a reference umbrella and we build to it.

Bring a spec from ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot. We productionize it.
MATERIALS
Choose the right canopy material for your custom umbrellas - from water-resistant nylon to eco-friendly recycled polyester - and our production team will handle the rest.

Nylon
Durable, water-resistant, for bags, umbrellas, belts

Polyester
Low-cost durable fabric, sublimation-friendly

Recycled polyester (rPET)
Recycled PET fabric, eco positioning

Anything you want
Source a fabric we don't list, we'll find the mill.
Umbrella customization options
Elevate your custom umbrellas with branded care labels from a dedicated umbrella manufacturer, giving every private label or white label drop a polished, professional finish.
THE/STUDIO connects your brand with 1,500+ vetted umbrella factories worldwide, giving you a built-in production team to manage briefs, samples, and tech packs from start to finish. Whether you're developing custom patio umbrellas, compact travel styles, or private label golf umbrellas, our sourcing network spans key manufacturing regions known for precision engineering, premium materials like nylon and recycled polyester (rPET), and advanced finishing capabilities. Every factory is vetted for quality, capacity, and reliability - so your custom umbrella line is production-ready from day one.
China
Leading umbrella manufacturer hub with advanced automation, full-spectrum canopy printing, and capacity for golf, beach, and compact styles at scale

Taiwan
Precision-engineered frames and premium polyester canopies with superior wind-resistance testing and white label packaging capabilities

India
Specialist custom umbrella factory output in nylon and recycled polyester (rPET), ideal for eco-positioned drops and kids' collections

Thailand
High-quality compact and travel umbrella manufacturing with detailed finishing, custom care labels, and reliable lead times

Building it yourself
Adjust the timeline, project complexity, and team structure to see the fully loaded monthly cost before producing a single unit.
Project timeline
6 months
Project complexity
Turn roles on or off to explore different setups
Designer
Tech packs, patterns, mockups
$5,500
Sourcer
Finds and vets the factory
$4,500
Production lead
Sampling, timelines, quality control
$6,500
Monthly INTERNAL team cost
$19,800
Typical range: $18,000 to $22,000
Estimated team utilization
68%
Base salaries
$16,500
Taxes and benefits
$3,300
Your total in house cost
$118,800
You are paying for idle capacity
At this setup, your team may spend about 32% of its time waiting on samples, factory replies, and approvals.

From $500 / month
Skip hiring. Start building.
GET YOUR UMBRELLA QUOTE
TIMELINE
From initial brief to final delivery, your custom umbrellas move through a structured production timeline managed by your built-in development team - every stage tracked so your private label or white label umbrella manufacturing stays on schedule.
1
Brief
1-3 days
2
Sample
10-15 days
3
Validation
5-7 days
4
Production
20-40 days
5
Delivery
7-20 days
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Brief, samples, tech packs, costing, and production tracking live in one place. Your umbrella program runs on the platform, so every drop builds on the last instead of starting over.
ORDER TIERS
Start with one sample and scale to full production when you're ready, with low minimums and unlimited revisions built in.
1-5
Sample
Validate fit, fabric, and finish before you commit.
30-100
Small drop
Test a collection or a launch run.
100-500
Core run
Your standing private label program.
500+
Scale
Full production with locked specs and tooling.
Your branding model
Run your umbrellas as private label, white label, OEM, or ODM. We support all four, and can move you between them as your line grows.
Private label
Your brand on a developed umbrella platform.
White label
A ready design, your label applied.
OEM
We build to your full spec and pattern.
ODM
We bring a design, you brand and refine it.
Quality control
Seam strength
Tested for stress at high-wear seams.
Colourfastness
Checked against fade from wash, light, and wear.
Wash and shrinkage
Verified to spec after repeated wash cycles.
Measurement tolerance
Graded sizing checked against your spec.
Fabric weight
Confirmed to the agreed GSM.
Many umbrellas can be built with recycled or certified fabrics when your brief calls for a lower-impact line. Tell us your sustainability targets and we'll match them to mills and materials that can document the claim, from recycled content to certified organic and bluesign-approved options.
SUSTAINABILITY

WHO WE SOURCE FOR
1
Kids' Brands
From first sample to your first 1,000 custom umbrellas, then scaling into a full line - the development team you can't yet afford, built right into your subscription.
2
Merch & Activation Buyers
Source branded golf, beach, or compact umbrellas from vetted factory partners for event drops and private label giveaways.
3
Ramping Brands
Move from white label basics to custom manufacturing across patio, travel, and compact umbrella styles as your catalog grows.
4
First-Time Founders
Launch a single custom umbrella with tech packs, sampling, and production tracking handled by your dedicated team.
THE/STUDIO gives you a production team built in - from brief to sample to final drop - so you can develop custom umbrellas without hiring in-house. Our platform connects you with 1,500+ vetted umbrella factories worldwide, letting you request low-MOQ samples in materials like nylon, polyester, or recycled polyester (rPET) before committing to a full run. Whether you're building a private label line of compact travel umbrellas or branded golf umbrellas for a promotional drop, your dedicated team handles factory matching, tech packs, and timeline coordination.
Every custom umbrella is produced to your exact spec - your canopy material, your handle design, your branding down to the printed care label. Your production team manages quality checks at the manufacturer level so samples match final units and drops land on time. From patio umbrellas to kids' beach umbrellas, THE/STUDIO gives you full creative control and white label flexibility without the guesswork of managing factory relationships on your own.
1,500+
vetted factories
50+
countries
Built in
production team