Denis Santachiara. Estasi dell’artificio, design dal 1966

A major monographic exhibition dedicated to Denis Santachiara, a leading figure at the forefront of Italian and international design, originally from Campagnola Emilia (Reggio Emilia). The exhibition will offer an organic and comprehensive overview of more than sixty years of non-stop visionary creativity through a selection of projects, artworks, installations, products and prototypes.

Santachiara forged a lasting and unique career, moving with ease between different sectors and incorporating technological innovation to support his distinct poetic and ironic sensibility. His professional career began in mechanical workshops and early experiences with car design in Emilia’s Motor Valley. He then widened his vision to embrace contemporary art, including interior design for art hotels, theatre and film sets, and even advanced research into robotics, objects that come to life and transform – this culminated in the creation of Cyrcus, an ecosystem focused on designer-led work linked to digital manufacturing technologies.

The exhibition does not aim to be a series of celebrations, but a monographic show that invites visitors into the heart of the creative process, into the designer’s thought process and approach to design. Every room is dedicated to a fundamental concept in design research, creating an exhibition that develops dynamically.

Each exhibition gallery sees a concept take shape through products, projects, prototypes, studies and research materials, clearly reflecting the rigorous journey from initial intuition to the creation of the object. The works on display are not presented as isolated episodes, but as a coherent expression of a working process, theoretical reflection and constant experimentation in the field.