The Iconic collection is characterized by its sculptural volumes and well-defined lines. The Iconic Sectional Sofa comes in three- and four-seat options, with both linear and curved shapes available in black and white. The armrests appear almost suspended from the structure, while a shiny gold metal support insert enhances the base of the seat.
| Depth | Height | Width |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | 77 | 320 |
| 212 | 77 | 400 |
| 212 | 77 | 493 |
Gianni Versace, born 1946 in Reggio Calabria, opens his first boutique on Via della Spiga in Milan and presents his debut collection at La Permanente in March. The original company, registered as Gianni Versace Donna, will grow into the global luxury house headquartered today at Piazza Luigi Einaudi 4, Milan.
Versace expands beyond fashion into jewellery, china and textiles for the home — the first foothold of what will later be formalised as Versace Home.
Gianni Versace introduces the Greek Key in the Fall-Winter 1988 ready-to-wear collection. Decades later, La Greca returns as a defining pattern across Versace Home upholstery and bed linen.
The Atelier Versace haute couture line is launched, presented for the first time in Paris.
Versace becomes one of the first fashion houses to launch a dedicated home-interiors line — beginning with textiles and quickly expanding to porcelain tableware through a partnership with the German manufacturer Rosenthal that is still running today.
The wooden Vanitas chair, the earliest dated piece in the Versace Home furniture canon, debuts. It will be re-upholstered in velvet and re-presented at Salone del Mobile 2025.
Gianni Versace is murdered outside his Miami Beach home, Casa Casuarina, on 15 July 1997. His sister Donatella Versace, who had been Vice President since 1978, becomes Creative Director — a role she will hold until 2025.
Blackstone purchases a 20% stake in Versace for €210 million — the brand's first non-family ownership.
On 2 January 2019, Capri Holdings (the former Michael Kors group) closes its acquisition of Versace for approximately US$2.1 billion.
Versace signs a licence with Lifestyle Design Group — the Italian home-design division of US-based Haworth Group — for the production and distribution of Versace Home furniture. The licence covers furniture only; textiles and accessories remain in-house, ceramics continue under Rosenthal, and wallpaper and floor tiles stay with their respective licensees.
The Rosenthal × Versace partnership marks 30 years with a limited mug collection that revives a 1993 design — gold-toned Barocco motifs paired with a Medusa lid.
Salone del Mobile installation at the brand's original Milan atelier on Via Gesù 12 debuts the Medusa '95 Conversation Sofa, La Greca Bed, Lady Desk, and Moon Island sofa and armchair.
Announced 10 April 2025 and closed 2 December 2025: Prada Group acquires Versace from Capri Holdings for €1.25 billion (~US$1.375 billion). The same year Donatella Versace steps down as Chief Creative Officer (effective 12 March) and becomes Chief Brand Ambassador (1 April); Dario Vitale is appointed Chief Creative Officer.
Versace's Milan headquarters at Piazza Luigi Einaudi 4 holds LEED Gold certification, and the Bal Harbour Shops boutique (Florida) is also certified to LEED Gold for interior design and construction (USGBC project record certified 18 December 2019).
All paper-based packaging components used by Versace are sourced from Forest Stewardship Council–certified suppliers. This certification covers packaging only; it does not extend to furniture wood.
