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Market umbrellas offer an elegant, crisp look that accents any type of outdoor umbrella shade setting. Whether you need one for your backyard or a dozen for your commercial or promotional umbrella application, market umbrellas are unsurpassed for their utility and design. Build a Market Umbrella to YOUR specifications today!
Wood Frame Market Umbrellas
A wood frame market umbrella combines the warm and elegant look of wood with remarkable durability, while the anodized aluminum accents add beauty and strength. The pole and ribs of our wood market umbrella frames are made from a durable tropical hard wood with long grain that provides both flexibility and strength to resist windy conditions. Polymer resin hubs and finial provide for years of maintenance-free use. Most of our market umbrella poles will fit any standard 1 1/2" diameter table umbrella hole and any standard umbrella stand or base.
Aluminum Frame Market Umbrellas
Our aluminum frame market umbrellas provide the strength and sturdiness you expect from high-grade metal. As with the wood market umbrellas, most of our poles will fit in any standard 1 1/2" diameter table umbrella hole and any standard umbrella stand or base.
The term market umbrella was developed from references to the style of outdoor umbrellas used for shade in outdoor markets and cafes throughout Europe. The distinct feature of the market umbrella design is the absence of hanging valances around the edges of the shade umbrella. This straight edge gives the market umbrella a sleek and elegant look. The additional crown of fabric at the top of the market umbrella is called a wind vent. This practical design allows for temporary gusts of wind to escape or vent from underneath the umbrella cover. It also adds to the unique look of a market umbrella. Many of our umbrellas have used this feature as a contrasting element by using a different fabric color for the umbrella vent. An additional vent, or double vent, may be added to further distinguish your design, as well as improve the overall venting capacity of the market umbrella during gusts of wind. Valances are available in some styles for an additional fee. Please call Customer Service at 800.510.8325 to discuss these options.
