Dade Design AG (Switzerland) and Dade Design Gmbh (Austria) are still owned by the original founder. We grow organically from our own resources, pay fair wages (distinctly above minimum wages) and live a culture of #trust. dade design stands for genuine and honest handcraft – in sharp contrast to today’s Ikea era where everything is mass-produced, standardized, computer-automated, manufactured and transported halfway around the world. We feed families, buy locally and produce CO2 neutral. The company Patagonia (sporting goods) is our role model- we donate part of our profits and pay dividends to our employees.
Appreciation, joy and trust characterize our cooperation. We work according to the principle: Everyone sees everything (at work) and all employees have flexible working hours. Startups call this approach holocracy. We employ as many women as men, despite the hard and dusty work in the concrete plant. Many of our men at the production facilities are also part-timers.