The Zensational modular sofa draws its name from a relaxing design that references Versace Home inspiration from classicism and mythology. The module is designed as a streamlined geometric shape with a playful hint to the past. Tangram of shapes, patterns and materials to form remarkable arrangements. The crocodile-embossed leather is in harmony with the Versace Fall/Winter 2023 collection, a blend of Baroque prints and jacquard patterns. Displayed as in the picture, sizes and configurations may vary.
| Depth | Height | Width |
|---|---|---|
| 107 | 68 | 239 |
| 146 | 68 | 388 |
| 348 | 68 | 503 |
| 380 | 68 | 391 |
| 146 | 68 | 679 |
Italian architect-designers who founded Palomba Serafini Associati (PS+A) in Milan in 1994. Two-time Compasso d'Oro ADI laureates (2011, Lab 03 + Domo). Designers of recent Versace Home collections under Donatella Versace's creative direction.
The structural frame of every Zensational module is built from wood — engineered to carry generous geometric volumes that read as a Tangram of streamlined shapes.
Each module is shaped with polyurethane padding finished in fiberfill, producing the soft, deep-seat profile that defines the silhouette.
Upholstery is fully integrated, with optional column quilting that adds tactile depth across the seat. The 2023 launch range mixes crocodile-embossed leather, Baroque-print jacquard and embroidered velvet.
Each module rests on solid feet finished in wengé-stained wood — a dark, warm counterpoint to the pale or saturated upholstery.
A lacquered, curved-edge wood coffee table is included with the sofa, designed to dock against any of the modular compositions.
The armrest carries a sculpted volute echoing the Ionic capital — Versace's most direct nod to Greek classicism inside the silhouette.
Zensational's 2023 launch range mixes crocodile-embossed leather — kept in line with the Versace Fall-Winter 2023 ready-to-wear — with Baroque-print jacquard and embroidered velvet adorned by iconic Versace motifs.
The most compact straight composition in the Zensational line — three modules built around the same 68 cm overall height.
A wider straight composition, with greater seat depth that reads as a private island for two-to-three people.
A long L-shaped sectional with an integrated chaise on one flank — the Zensational range at its most generous.
A near-square sectional composition — three modules of equal weight on each axis.
The brand's longest published Zensational composition — a near-seven-metre sectional run, single-row, suited to a generous lounge or hotel lobby.
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.
Hall 7, Stand E20, Fiera Milano Rho, 18–23 April 2023 (09:30–18:30). 500 m² black-box installation with a light-reflecting ceiling and backlit silk-crepe panels, plus a concurrent showing at the Versace Home flagship at Via Durini 11, Milan.
Zensational was designed by Roberto Palomba and Ludovica Serafini of Palomba Serafini Associati (PS+A Studio, Milan, founded 1994) under the creative direction of Donatella Versace. The studio has won the Compasso d'Oro ADI twice (2011, for Lab 03 and Domo).
Zensational is a portmanteau of Zen and Sensational. Versace describes the design as drawing on Classicism and mythology — most directly through the Ionic-capital volute on the armrest — and reading as "a Tangram of shapes, patterns and materials" assembled from streamlined geometric modules.
Yes — Zensational is modular. Versace Home publishes five compositions, all 68 cm overall height: 239 × 107 cm, 388 × 146 cm, 503 × 348 cm, 391 × 380 cm, and 679 × 146 cm. The same modules combine into straight, L-shaped sectional, near-square and long-bench arrangements.
Zensational has a wooden frame with polyurethane and fiberfill padding, wengé-stained wood feet, and an integrated (non-removable) cover with optional column quilting. The 2023 launch range mixes crocodile-embossed leather (echoing the Versace Fall-Winter 2023 ready-to-wear collection), Baroque-print jacquard and embroidered velvet. A lacquered, curved-edge wood coffee table is included as an accessory.
Zensational debuted at Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023 — Fiera Milano Rho, Hall 7, Stand E20, 18–23 April 2023 — staged in a 500 m² black-box installation with backlit silk-crepe panels. A parallel showing ran at the Versace Home flagship at Via Durini 11 in Milan.
