Close-up of a shoulder in hard direct sun, flushed pink

Same skin. Same minute. Only the shade changed.

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Same street. One of them is melting. Haven is a UPF 50+ umbrella that opens in one press and clips to your bag, so you can change the light you are standing in.

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Your skin doesn’t change between 12:59 and 1:00. The light does.

Hard sun: flushed cheeks, a hot neck, shoulders that feel tight by evening.

Shade, one step away: the same pavement, with the light turned down.

Nothing about you is different. Only where you are standing. And the street decides that, not you: the shade is on the wrong side, it stops at the junction, and the morning sunscreen has worn off by the time the sun is highest.

So we made Haven. It is a compact umbrella with a UPF 50+ canopy that clips to your bag and opens in one press, so the light is yours to change.

Think of it as changing the light, not your skin.

See it work

One press to open. One press to close. Clips to a bag.

Made for the UAE sun.

Carried in the UAE

UPF 50+ shade for a UAE midday.

UPF 50 fabric blocks 98% of UV. Shade that folds to 40 cm and clips to a bag.

Woman walking across a sunlit plaza under an open gray Haven Umbrella, its round shadow at her feet

Change the light in one press.

1Added Sun Defense

An extra layer of shade alongside your sunscreen.

2UPF 50+ Fabric

A black under-layer that blocks 98% of UV before it reaches you.

3One-Press Open

Up in a second with one hand, down again at the door.

4Always With You

A carabiner handle that clips to bags, straps and hooks.

Same minute

Nothing about you changes. Only the light.

One step into shade is the fastest change you can make on a hot day.

Put two people on the same pavement at the same minute. One is in hard light. One is a single step to the side, in shade. You can tell them apart from across the road:

“How are you not melting?”

It is not their skin. It is not their sunscreen. It is where they are standing.

Hard light is direct sun with nothing in the way. It flushes cheeks, heats shoulders and makes everyone squint. Shade is the same day with the light turned down. Same street. Same minute. A different ten minutes.

So the only question on a hot pavement is a short one: Where is the shade, and can it come with me?

It never has. Buildings throw it on one side of the road. Trees are where the planners put them. Bus stops, crossings, school gates and car parks have none.

So we built shade that comes along. A UPF 50+ canopy with a black UV-blocking under-layer, a button that opens it in one press and a carabiner handle that clips to a bag. Advised by a materials scientist, shaped by a design engineer.

Underside of an open black Haven Umbrella against the sun, black layer and reflective strips

Water-repellent pongee on top, black UV-blocking layer underneath.

98%
of UV is blocked by UPF 50 fabric
Source: Skin Cancer Foundation

We called it Haven.

A compact UPF 50+ umbrella made to be carried every day, so hard light is a choice, not a forecast.

It is made in Japan, folds to 40 cm / 15.75 in and weighs about 390 g. A change of light, small enough to hang from a bag strap.

See it in use

What customers say

Calm Eden is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 1,370 reviews.

“The blackout lining is great in the heat.”
“The quality is really quite good, and I especially like the handle the most. You can easily hook it on or take it off anywhere.”
“This is the third one I've bought. Two for me, and one for my father-in-law. So far, perfect.”
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One day, two kinds of light.

12:59

Hard light on the pavement outside the office. Narrowed eyes, warm shoulders, a flush you can feel.

1:00

One press. The same pavement and the same you, under 105 cm / 41.3 in of UPF 50+ shade.

1:20

Lunch, feeling the way you did when you left your desk. The pavement outside is still in hard light.

How Haven turns hard light into shade.

Rim of an open beige Haven Umbrella, sunlit on top and black underneath

The black layer that stops hard light.

Hard light comes straight down. Haven puts a black UV-blocking layer, rated UPF 50+, between it and you, so what reaches you is shade.

Folded sage-green Haven Umbrella clipped to the strap of a tan tote bag

The handle that keeps the shade on you.

The light changes without warning. Haven’s oversized swivel carabiner loop clips to bags, straps and hooks, so the answer is already on your bag.

Hand holding a folded black Haven Umbrella, thumb on the button

The button that makes it a one-second decision.

It takes a second to step into shade. It should take a second to make some. One press opens the canopy to 105 cm / 41.3 in of coverage, and one press closes it again.

Already wear sunscreen every day? Keep going. Haven does not replace it. It covers the hours after the morning layer has worn off, and the spots sunscreen tends to miss.

*An umbrella adds overhead shade. Light also reaches you from the sides and off pavements, so keep using sunscreen on exposed skin. An umbrella does not treat or prevent any skin condition.

Two friends laughing at a sunlit crossing under one open black Haven Umbrella
Smiling woman in an office doorway holding a folded gray Haven Umbrella, about to step into the sun
Woman at a shaded cafe table with a folded pink Haven Umbrella hanging from her chair
Mother and daughter at a sunny school gate under an open beige Haven Umbrella

Built for anyone who feels the sun the minute they step outside.

  • A flush, a squint or a hot neck within minutes of direct sun
  • An easier walk to lunch on the hottest days
  • Shade that fits on a bag and opens with one hand

You cannot change the weather. You can change the light.

Sunny days are not the problem. Standing still in hard light is: the crossing, the queue, the bus stop, the school gate.

Shade fixes that in a second, when there is some.

Haven is one umbrella you clip on once. Nothing to plan and nothing to reapply. Here is how the usual options compare at one in the afternoon.

Sunscreen top-up Every 2 hours
A hat Head only
A tree or awning If you find one
Haven on your bag One press

We did not build Haven to replace your sunscreen. We built it to change the light you are standing in.

The people behind Haven.

PRIYA NAIR, BA (HONS)

A minimalist accessories designer, Priya makes sure Haven looks as considered at a wedding as it does at a bus stop.

Creative Director & Style Consultant

DR SARA KHALIL, MSC

A hand-and-wrist specialist, Sara advises on grip comfort, wrist strain and making the one-press open and close effortless for everyone.

Hand & Wrist Specialist, Ergonomics Advisor

DR MAYA ELLISON, PHD

A materials scientist specialising in technical fabrics, Maya advises on canopy weave, coating durability and the science of staying dry in a downpour.

Materials Scientist & Fabric Researcher

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the Haven Umbrella.

No. A UPF 50+ canopy adds overhead shade, but light also reaches skin from the sides and off pavements. Keep using sunscreen on exposed skin. An umbrella does not treat or prevent any skin condition.

Haven Umbrella

Same you. Better light.

Clip it on. Press once at the kerb. Leave the hard light to everyone else.

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