Got this umbrella because of the legendary reputation of Knirps. You can immediately feel that this is a quality umbrella, it feels solid and the hardware is very high quality. It has a very cool push button feature where the button on the handle will automatically open and collapse the umbrella. I have no doubt that this will last a long time based on my  initial impressions.

This size is what I would consider a standard size, its about 12-14 inches long and fits in all my work bags.