Lecture
Chic by Accident + Ludwig Godefroy
July 3, 2014
Emmanuel Picault is a renowned figure in the beau-monde of Mexico City: antiquarian, old book trader, specialist in Mexican Modernity but attracted to the pre-modern, Mexican countryside enthusiast, extravagant handcraft collector and ruins lover, this Frenchman (naturalized Mexican) has been flirting since his arrival to the capital city with architecture and design through his gallery Chic by Accident.
In 2010 he associated with the architect Ludwig Godefroy, another frenchman cought by Mexico City’s synergy to create Chic by Accident Project + Ludwig Godefroy. Godefroy’s professional experience, endorsed by his cultural and professional experience in Barcelona (Enrique Miralles), Holland (Rem Koolhaas) and Mexico City (Tatiana Bilbao), provides the duo with the ability to face more complex projects.
Approaching the world of Emmanuel Picault and Ludwig Godefroy is an inspiring trip that goes through History, exploring its different scales, languages and continents: an animated collage of references, projects, objects, ruins and memories.
