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A sun sail should look as though it was always part of the design.
— Franz Lerchner, founder and owner, LET Sonnensegel
About LET Sonnensegel
LET Sonnensegel is a family business from Upper Austria and a manufactory of made-to-measure, electrically retractable sun sails for the DACH region. Since 1999 we have advised, planned, built and installed high-quality shading solutions entirely in-house. Every LET sun sail is developed individually, built in our own workshop and tailored to the architecture, the use and the weather – for private terraces, restaurants, hotels and demanding architectural projects.
We build one product only: electrically retractable sun sails in the models Dreieck, Doppeldreieck and Trapez, with a water column of up to 1,000 mm and wind class up to 7. Founder and owner: Franz Lerchner.
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19.10.2026
LET wins the audience vote at Heinze ArchitekTOUR
At its first appearance at Heinze ArchitekTOUR PROJECTS26 in Munich on 14 October 2026, around 200 visitors voted the Berlin sun sail project “Of Eden” “Project of the Day”.
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06.09.2026
LET Sonnensegel — Company profile
LET Sonnensegel is a family business from Upper Austria and a manufactory of made-to-measure, electrically retractable sun sails for the DACH region, since 1999.
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05.09.2026
The story of the tensioned sail
The story of LET Sonnensegel begins with an idea on a boat: an electrically retractable sun sail that stays taut in every position. An electrician’s prototype became a manufactory in Upper Austria.
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06.03.2026
Probably the most exciting sun sail under the sun
Advertorial in Falstaff: the story of how LET Sonnensegel complements classical and modern architecture – and why made-to-measure, retractable systems are now part of exclusive projects.
The manufactory at a glance
In-house manufactory
Development, production, testing and installation from one source – in Upper Austria.
On-site service
Our own teams in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Mallorca take care of installation, maintenance and seasonal set-up and winterising.
From advice to installation
From the first idea to the finished installation. Custom-made, fully electric.
A team of up to 30
Wrinkle-free, taut fabric with no sag – flawless winding for a perfect finish.
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Images and logos
A package with the logo (SVG/PNG) and selected product, manufactory and people photos is available for download. Free to use with the credit “LET Sonnensegel”. Print-ready originals and further images are available on request – just get in touch via the press enquiry below.