Meet the UNC alumni who created the Shibumi Shade

Posted May 23, 2025
Shibumi Shades are best known for their interactions with the sun, but one of their biggest moments came in 2016, in total darkness. "We finished sewing the first prototype around midnight at the beach, and we were so excited we decided to go straight out to the ocean and try it," said Scott Barnes (UNC 2012), co-founder of Shibumi Shades. (UNC.edu)

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