Versace revival porcelain trinket tray by Donatella Versace ca.2018.
Versace has always encompassed many disciplines, not just fashion, but design in the broadest sense and the essential art of living were transformed by his great passion for all forms of arts: theatre, dance, painting, and sculpture.
The home collection was, therefore, a natural extension of this interest, created in 1992 initially as a collection of textiles for the home and soon followed by the first landmark ranges of porcelain dinner services and sets, the result of the collaboration with Rosenthal: wild Barocco. this dinner services with its decorative themes are now accepted as design classics.
Since 1994, Versace home has been enriched by a complete line of furniture introducing new themes for each succeeding collection, always linked to certain established decorative emblems: the medusa head, the Barocco motif or the neo-classical greek key which has now become the iconic symbols of the Maison.
Since 1992 each succeeding collection has introduced new themes, always linked to certain established decorative emblems, such as the Medusa or the neo-classical greek fret, which has now become the iconic symbol of the Maison.
Baroque fashion renaissance popped off in the late 1980s, when Milan-based Gianni Versace turned the Italian artistic tradition into wild pop art, replacing the angels and cherubs of Italian frescos with gold chains, medusa heads and leopard skins printed on shiny silk. everything in the Versace moment was big and brash, especially the supermodels like Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell who rocked the bold prints best.
Donatella Versace has spent the past few seasons revisiting the brand’s roots, sending simplified, updated versions of classic Versace down the runways in Milan.