A de Sede piece lends a strong personality to the room it occupies. One of the world’s most respected furniture design houses, de Sede’s quality Swiss craftsmanship has its foundation in a long history of making expertly designed saddles. Founded in 1965 to build on a successful family-run saddler’s workshop in Klingnau, Switzerland, de Sede now is a leading manufacturer of leather goods and furniture, including sofas, chairs and beds.
At the core of de Sede’s philosophy is a reverence for the complexity and beauty of handcrafted furniture in an age when mass-produced objects are the norm. Over the years, the atelier has built a name for itself in its modular furniture pieces, which are made using the highest quality leather upholstery. The sleek, elegant pieces incorporate functionality with beauty. Amongst their best-selling designs is the DS-600 introduced in 1972. Also known as the Non Stop sofa, it is a sensually curved, snaking modular sofa whose individual pieces can be zipped together to create multiple variations and arcs.
De Sede has collaborated with some of the world's finest design minds, enhancing the prestige and individuality of their products. Designers like Santiago Calatrava, Antonella Scarpitta, Stephan Hürlemann, Gordon Guillaumier and Philippe Malouin have all created pieces with the atelier. Ubald Klug’s 1974 DS-1025, also known as the Terrazza sofa, is an enduring favorite with its cascading levels of leather. In 2017, de Sede expanded its product line to include high-quality leather handbags, which are as thoughtfully designed and beautifully crafted as its furniture. De Sede AG is now part of the Volare Group AG and continues to handcraft its fine furniture and other goods from its factory in Klingnau.
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De Sede DS-161/01 Armchair in Brown Leather Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its linear outer contour and round inner shape make the DS-161 a fine silhouette of comfort. The forward sloping armrests let the arms rest enthroned, while the backrest embraces the...
Leather
De Sede DS 57 Armchair in Teak Leather Upholstery by Franz Romero
By Franz Romero, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bugatti Type 57, an icon of Art Deco design, inspired Franz Romero when he designed the DS-57 armchair for De Sede. The designer not only managed t...
Leather
De Sede DS-21 Armchair in Hazel Leather Upholstery by Stephan Hürlemann
By Stephan Hürlemann, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opulent elements for modular use. The architectural structure of DS-21 is created by a metal frame that surrounds individual cushion volumes, seemingly carrying them effortlessly. Th...
Leather
De Sede DS-291 Swivel Star Base Armchair in Taupe Leather by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It’s like a chameleon: at first hidden and inconspicuous but due to his appearance it is adaptable and inexpressively full of character. We are talking about the dainty fauteuil DS-2...
Leather
De Sede DS-707 Armchair in Brown Naturale Leather Upholstery by Philippe Malouin
By Philippe Malouin, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The DS-707 is the modern composition of handmade leather and contemporary design. The flowing, soft transitions combine the postmodern era of Swiss furniture design with the clear open structures of brutalism that inspired designer Philippe Malouin. Available as a comfortable armchair or as a modular sofa that can be combined in infinite ways, the DS-707 is the visual perfection of form that gives every room a unique highlight. Where the St. Lawrence River Montreal flows in a serpentine pattern, a residential complex marked by the architectural style of brutalism rises up on a small headland – the famous Habitat 67. 354 concrete blocks arranged in a stepped pattern adorn a part of Montreal’s multifaceted skyline, designed by architect Moshe Safdie...
Upholstery, Leather
De Sede DS-159 Armchair in Cigarro Brown Leather by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The straight, simple and at the same time light design creates a noble piece of seating furniture that is a cabi net piece of upholstery craftsmanship. Its characteristic feature is the elaborate capitoning of the seat and back rest with leather buttons and piping. Individually design able seat combinations and sofa systems with individual elements measuring 80 x 80 cm make it possible – by the assisting couch- and hanging tables - to set perfect living accents. The DS-159 signifies by its clear, reduced design a cabinet piece of the upholstery handicraft. The form language of the cubic model appears noble and light at the same time. Whoever sits down in a DS-159 will immediately fall in love with the harmonious interplay of seating comfort and elegance. If you haven’t been fascinated until then, at the very latest the elaborate capitonation will definitely enchant you and will not let go anymore. Like that inexplicable power that fills our hearts - love - the modular extension options have a multi-faceted effect, as if you were getting to know your loved ones anew every day. Whether as an armchair, a sofa or in an unmistakable interplay with couch and hanging tables: perfectly coordinated seating combinations create a seating combination that has rightly become a cabinet piece of Swiss master...
Leather
Contemporary Armchair 'Grasso' by Stephen Burks, Brown Clay Leather, Grey Frame
By BD Barcelona Design, Stephen Burks
Located in Paris, IDF
'Grasso' by Stephen Burks x Bd Barcelona Armchair: 88 x 82 x h.75 cm 34,6 x 32,2 x h. 29,5 inch Upholstery ref: Clay Leather Brown Frame: Grey An armchair that pursues a visual “u...
Metal
Molteni & C “Doda” Armchair in Pale Walnut-Brown Leather
By Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Barrowford, GB
On offer on this occasion is a superb, beautifully-presented example of the iconic “Doda” Rotating/Swivel Armchair in a stunning Pale Walnut Leather, manufactured by the leading Ital...
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Flexform Happy-Hour Armchair by Antonio Citterio in Dark Brown Leather
By Antonio Citterio, Flexform
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Happy-Hour armchair's seat, arm, and backrest is upholstered in leather dark brown cowhide and its legs have a metal burnished frame. Piping in a dark color called Grosgrain that add...
Metal
Seso Armchair in Beige by Davide Monopoli Collector
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
The Seso series is all about tension. With a playful combination of materials, the soft cushion is held to the structure using a leather strap. Creating a look that is both elegant a...
Leather, Oak
Laurameroni "BD 21" Modern Minimalist Armchair in leather and wood
By Laurameroni, Bartoli Design
Located in Monza, IT
Armchair with wooden structure in wood painted wenge, back and seat cushions covered in Cat. B Montana leather. FINISH: Cat. B Montana leather and woo...
Leather, Wood
Grasso Armchair by Stephen Burks: Leather & Iron, Organic Modern
By BD Barcelona Design, Stephen Burks
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An iron tubular (25mm) structured armchair. Seat and backrest upholstered in leather. The leather upholstery oozes over the bare iron structure to contrast with the most luxurious t...
Iron
