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DiCesare Designs at Hankyuu Men’s Osaka – The Lobby

DiCesare Grande umbrella Lobby Osaka

Grande Men’s Pumpkin Umbrella arrives at The Lobby in Hankyuu Men’s Osaka. A bookstore and cafe for those who love fashion, art, design, and music.

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DiCesare Designs at Matsuya Ginza

DiCesare Designs at Matsuya Ginza

Once again DiCesare Designs items were on display at Matsuya Ginza Department Store the biggest umbrella show in Japan! This year we displayed our latest collection at our booth beneath a great display of several hundred hanging umbrellas in Matsuya’s main hall. I got a chance to meet a lot of interesting people and see their reaction to the designs. It was also interesting to see their reaction to my at times incomprehensible Japanese language skills. An annual event not to be missed by any umbrella connaisseur.

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J-wave Interview with Designer John DiCesare

DiCesare Pompilio Jwave umbrella parasol


I went down to J-Wave for an interview with Andy Pompilio this week. It was the first time that I’ve been interviewed so I have to admit, I was a little nervous. Andy did his best to make me feel relaxed enough to get through the interview smoothly. He is so laid back and that rubbed off on me