And the winner is......

Thank you to everyone who entered the competition to send in their pictures of their Ella Doran Umbrella. It has been very hard for me to decide......

I have made my decision based on its composition and the fact that it has been shot in such a perfect setting for the Sunlight through leaves umbrella

So congratulations Harry Duley you are the winner! Your Aqua umbrella will be on its way to you next week, please email asa@elladoran.co.uk with your address details.

Thank you to all those who took part. Happy summer time, and I hope we get more use of them as parasols rather than umbrellas for the summer holidays!

The last post before I announce the winner.

This is my last post of the best pictures we have been sent over this last month before I make a decision on the winner. I love these as they have used their umbrellas as parasols.... money well spent with 2 functions in one don't you think?

festival time 

Camping...in Cornwall 

Cornwall beach

'unusual' !.... come back tomorrow afternoon for the winner's post.

Ella Doran Umbrella Competition pt 2

We are receiving a lot of fantastic images of our umbrella's from the world that we wanted to share with you.

Geo umbrella visiting the Castle of Osbourne in the lsle of White

 Pinky umbrella in Paris

Geo umbrella for two

Pinky, Aqua, Sweets for my Sweet and Bugs and Butterflies umbrellas at the French Atlantic coast in Vendée, near La Tranche Sur Mer.

Large Sunlight through leaves umbrella from Harry, walking to the post.

Thanks to everyone who has sent their lovely images to us, we are looking forward to receiving even more!

Ella Doran's umbrella competition extended

I have extended the umbrella competition to the 27th of July as the rain continues to fall here in the UK. But, don't forget it is open to anyone to send in their picture of their Ella Doran umbrella. Here are a few pictures;

Joelle and her Aqua umbrella

Vashti Whitfield - Bristol

Ella Doran's 'sweets for my sweets' umbrella 

Chris Hawley - The New Forest emailed us this picture.

I have never seen so many of my umbrellas in one place at the same time.

Ella Doran Aqua umbrella

A happy couple getting married with an Ella Doran Pinky umbrella 

Here's Andrew Tullo's image of 12 soggy volunteers trying to keep dry under some leaves whilst building a Community Orchard in Oswestry.

Thank you all for all the lovely images! Keep them coming in and we will be announcing the winner on the 27th of July.To submit your images, please e-mail them to: asa@elladoran.co.uk

Ella Doran Umbrella's Around the World Competition

I have received a lot of lovely photos of my umbrellas lately which I really like and want to share with you, here are a couple of examples;

Sunlight Through Leaves umbrella in the garden by Ella Holliday

 

Sunlight Through Leaves umbrella at my dear friend Ros's wedding to Batch by Emily Piti-Swan.

Because of receiving these photos of my umbrellas I thought that it could be our next competition.... photographs from YOU of my umbrellas around the world in this crazy weather that many of us our experiencing!

On the 1st of July I will show the 10 best pictures here on the blog and pick a favourite that will get the prize, of an umbrella of choice!

If you would like to take part then please send your images to: asa@elladoran.co.uk before the 1st of July.

I am looking forward to seeing some lovely pictures!

April Showers, 25% off all umbrellas!

Don't let the crazy weather bring you down.

To stay dry during the April showers we are giving you 25% off on all our umbrellas during April month. All you have to do to get your discount is to write APRILSHOWERS (one word and all capital letters) when you check out.

The Sample Sale

The sample sale was great! The sun was shining and it was very warm for being March and a lot of people dropped by. We had such a good time that we actually forgot to take photos...but we did take some when we set everything up and here they are.

Thanks to everyone who dropped by, it was great to meet you all!

Sample Sale 22-24th March

Next week we're having a Big Sample Sale at Ella's East London studio at 57a Lawford Road, London, N1 5BJ.

We are tucked in between two residential homes and have a lovely little yard, where we can all welcome the spring with a glass of wine or a cup of tea (weather permitting). Please come along to pick through some end-of-line stocks and sample gems of our new collections : cushions, table mats, coasters, umbrellas, wrapping paper, notebooks, etc.

The studio is walking distance from Haggerston Overground Station and pay and display parking is available on Downham Road - Lawford Road is just off Downham Road.

Our Sample Sale is on:

Thursday 22nd 6pm-9pm

Friday 23rd 10am-4pm

Saturday 24th 10am-4pm

And the winner is!

Today is the day to pick a winner in the Sunflower umbrella competition and we can tell you one thing, it was not easy! Thank you for all your comments, there was one that we especially fell for, which was Vanessa Hope, congratulations!

Please e-mail us at info[@]elladoran.co.uk so that we can get your address and send the umbrella your way.

We liked all the other answers so much that we have decided to give the rest of you who took part £7.50 off if you buy a Sunflower umbrella through our online shop, E-mail us so that we can give you the special discount code! Thanks for participating... There'll be more competitions in the not so distant future!

Competition Time!

Sunflower umbrella by Ella Doran

It is time for another competition and this time you can win a Sunflower umbrella!

All you have to do is to leave a comment where you explain to us why you should win this umbrella and in two weeks time the best reason to win an umbrella will be picked and the winner announced,

Sunflower umbrella by Ella DOran

Good Luck!

Polaroids!

Who doesn't love polaroids?

Here is a mix of polaroids of a mix of my old and new designs;

1) Aqua umbrella

2) Sunlight Trough Leaves Cushion

3) Sunlight Trough Leaves Wallpaper

4) origami Fish Pattern

5) Wheel Coasters

6) Letterpress Wallpaper

And in memory of a very inspiring man, Steve Jobs, 4 million plus have watched this, if you are not one of them, watch it now!

Steve Jobs 'stay hungry, stay foolish' RIP

15% off with Marie Claire

Marie Claire are now offering 15% off our Bugs and Butterflies umbrella!

The Bugs and Butterflies umbrella is a super slim design that comes together with a matching case and measures 22 x 3cm when closed and 86cm when opened.

CLICK HERE to redeem the offer

Sweetie Love umbrella in Good Housekeeping

Our eye-catching Sweetie Love umbrella is featured in the latest edition of Good Housekeeping where after some rigorous testing it came out the pick of the bunch against other umbrellas with a whopping 89 out of 100 making it the star buy of the month!

Click on the images to read the article in full or click here to buy one.

New Range of Umbrellas for Spring 2011

We are please to announce the release four new umbrellas for Spring 2011 - just in time for wet and windy February, March and April! The Aqua umbrella and Bugs and Butterflies umbrella represent brand new striking designs for 2011. The Geo umbrella is a welcome addition to the award winning range whilst the Sunlight Through Leaves tiny umbrella offers an attractive compact alternative to the larger Sunlight Through Leaves walker umbrella. So now you've got no excuse for getting caught in the rain!

Brand New Umbrellas!

Up here at Ella Towers we are very happy to receive the first of our two new umbrellas - what do you think? They are just in time to cheer us up in this horrible grey drab weather. Stocks in store any day now!