Like many major brands, the story of Knirps® began with a revolution. In 1928 the engineer Hans Haupt invented the first telescopic, pocket umbrella.

Like all great brands it was copied. To prevent this the Knirps® brand was modernised in the mid 1950´s, and the unique Red Dot symbol was added, which became established world wide, and which remains unmistakable to this day.

Of course, we also gave it a modern "facelift". With the Knirps®X1 we set the standard that satisfies the requirements of the modern consumer, where modernity, functionality and quality are important.