De Sede: The Luxury Leather Manufacturer Known Around The World
An island of Terrazza sofas by Ubald Klug in a Beirut house by Claude Missir.Photo by Stephan Julliard.
in 1962, Ernst Lüthy and his family established De Sede, a custom leather furniture studio out of a small sadlers shop in Klingnau, Switzerland. Lüthy changed the business name to De Sede AG in 1965. Little did the family know, their small business would soon become an international name, known for luxury, handcrafted masterpieces. They released an expansion of top of the line designs, leather and fabric sofas, sectionals, armchairs, chairs, tables and beds. The excellent Swiss workmanship led the company to be able to expand, opening additional manufacturing facilities. Their designs were so loved , near and far, the company began international distribution.
Let’s take a look at the companies timeline of ever-loved designs.
MODEL DS-85, 1960s
model DS-31, 1967
model DS-80 Daybed, 1969
MODEL s-231, 1969
‘Cosmos’ sectional, 1970
MODEL DS-11, 1970
Model DS-15, 1970
MODEL DS-1088, 1970s
MODEL DS-3A, 1970s
Model DS-800, 1970
MODEL DS-41, 1970s
model DS-P, 1971
Model DS-600, 1972
MODEL DS-50, 1970s
Model DS-14, 1970s
Model DS-1025, 1974
MODEL DS-125, 1978
MODEL DS-44, 1980s
MODEL DS-2011, 1983
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DS 80 leather daybed by De Sede, Switzerland, c.1960s. The daybed features a patchwork leather tufted cushion. The wood slat frame has an ebonized finish.
Dimensions: 35” width x 77” depth x 14“ height.
Condition: Good vintage condition; professionally cleaned. Leather recently reupholstered.
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DS-600 teak colored leather sofa by Eleanora Peduzzi-Riva, Heinz Ulrich, and Ueli Berger for De Sede, Switzerland, c.1970s. The modular system features 14 individual, channeled seating elements connected with a plug-in hinge that are then zippered together to form the sofa. This example has two end seats with arms and twelve side seats.
Dimensions: 142" width x 39" depth x 29.5" height ; 17" seat height, 21.5" arm height
Condition: Good vintage condition; professionally cleaned. The original leather shows age appropriate patina.
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DS-11 cognac colored leather sofa c.1970s, for De Sede, Switzerland. The modular system consists of three corner seats and four center seats all upholstered in the original perfectly patinated leather patchwork upholstery. It can be arranged as one large sofa, two sofas or individual seats.
Dimensions: 143.75" width x 92.5" depth x 25.5" height; 15" seat height
Condition: Good vintage condition; professionally cleaned. The original leather shows age appropriate patina.