A warm word from our manager, Pierre Christiaens

Pierre Christiaens

A warm and heartfelt THANK YOU for your loyalty, also during this difficult year. Looking back at the film ‘2020’ I see a real thriller. With a lot of dramatic tension, a surprising and unexpected story and a lot of uncertain plot twists. But also many beautiful scenes of warm love and being together (in small circles). The trailer for the new film ‘2021’ looks different after all. The liberating vaccine that should dispel the nightmare of ‘2020’ is ready.…

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Sywawa launches new design parasol at Il Salone del Mobile!

Visit us at the Il Salone del Mobile fair and meet our brand new Geisha Parasol! The well known Dutch designer Marcel Wanders created our brand new Geisha Design Parasol. We are very proud to introduce this SUBLIME DESIGN PARASOL to the public on the fair Il Salone del Mobile in Milan from 17th till 22nd of April. Come and visit us in Hall 10 on stand F16 and we’ll introduce you to our GEISHA PARASOL!

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Sywawa in the Spanish press

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Articles in Spanish magazine on “Garden & Terrace” The Spanish magazine Brico Decoracion, which specializes in “Garden & Terrace”, has dedicated several pages to our Sywawa design parasols under the title of “Parasols for design terraces”. You can view the articles here: Article 1 • Article 2

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Video: Cape Wood parasol opens with autolift system.

Cape Wood parasol opent met autolift systeem

You’ll never believe how easy our Cape Wood parasols opens and closes. Do you think opening and closing your terrace parasol is a hassle? Check this short movie and convince yourself that opening and closing your parasol with our autolift system is a piece of cake! Our Cape Wood parasol is made from Eucalytpus wood from a sustainable responsible supply chain. (FSB and Sedex certificates)

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The Frou Frou Parasol Dances to the Rhythm of the Wind

Frou Frou parasol valt in de smaak bij designers en architecten

Archi-living, a global web magazine created by architects and designers visited our stand at the Salon del Mobile 2017 in Milan. Our popular and unique Frou Frou parasol caught their attention. Archi-Living was so impressed with the daring design of this remarkable parasol that they wrote a wonderful article about it. Read an excerpt: … the parasol technique is hidden from the view (it’s situated on the top of the parasol) and the raffia freely hangs in the wind. This…

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Gulliver Parasol on French TV!

Chateau Castigno, Assignan - Gulliver Parasol

Our Gulliver Parasol stars in this French TV interview! Our Gulliver parasols stars on French TV! Thanks to our Belgian friends at the Château Castigno in Assignan.

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New Parasol: Cache-Cache Wood

Cache Cache Wood

Sywawa’s surprising inside Sywawa is expanding its collection of design parasols for the summer of 2017 with the refined Cache-Cache Wood model. “It has a surprising inside” says Pierre Christiaens, CEO. Wake up! Sywawa is a collection of design parasols that is shaking up the slumbering world of parasols with surprising designs. The slogan “Sunbelievable Design Parasols” conveys that philosophy. Anyone who wants to stand out, to take a risk, who loves design and wants to surprise the guests on…

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Sywawa revamps the traditional straw beach parasol.

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Sywawa is expanding its collection of designer parasols for 2017 with the colourful Tahiti. Designer Mark Gabbertas: ”The Tahiti parasol is a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional straw beach parasol that is strikingly reminiscent of distant and exotic beaches”. Iconic and contemporary Mark Gabbertas likes to see how far he can go in re-inventing an existing and well-known iconic object by experimenting with materials, shapes and colours. With the Tahiti parasol, he is making a completely contemporary statement based on…

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Symo loves Parasols!

Boek Umbrellas and Parasols

We just love parasols, or umbrella’s, or sunshades, or whatever you may call them. We do have a lot of books on parasols, but we would be glad to hear if you have more of them. Will you let us know? Parasols come in all kinds of dimensions and colours and shapes. We have many different types of parasols to offer. Check it out below: Symo Terrace Parasols Sywawa Design Parasols Beach Parasols Market Parasols Welding Parasols Parasols for breweries…

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Handmade in Belgium

This summer Symo Parasols were awarded the coveted HIB label. Handmade in Belgium is an authenticity label that is awarded exclusively to the manufacturers of authentic and traditionally made products of quality. It gives due recognition to modern craftsmen and women of all kinds. Nowadays, many people are once again looking to buy authentic products, fascinated by the handicraft skills and technical knowledge they involve. The Do-It-Yourself trend is exploding worldwide, as a reaction against ever-increasing digitalization and globalization. The…

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