“It was difficult. We all three had full-time jobs, so we would sew the Shibumi Shades in the evenings and on weekends,” Shibumi co-founder Dane Barnes said. Barnes said the idea to create a ...

They called it the Shade Wave and used a sewing machine for the first batch. In 2017 they renamed it Shibumi—a Japanese concept of simplicity and an homage to their college apartment complex of ...

Makers of the North Carolina-born Shibumi Shade say they’re offering some upgrades this season to their ubiquitous beach shelters. If you’ve been to the beach in the past five years ...