In Memory of Peter Shelton

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The product would be pure and beautiful, </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but there was a complicated process behind that purity.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Margaret Russell, editor in chief of <i>Architectural Digest</i>, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">regarding the work of Peter Shelton and his design partner, Lee Mindel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter Shelton, an award-winning architect who, with his design partner Lee Mindel, created clean, classical interiors that conveyed luxury without opulence, died at his Manhattan home on August 26 at the age of 67. The cause was cancer, said his wife Laura Bennett. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter Shelton and Lee Mindel, who met while undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania, later founded Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Said </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Margaret Russell, editor in chief of <i><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a></i>, "They won pretty much every award a firm could win." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pair created elegant spaces in which people could live comfortably surrounded by beautiful objects and important art. Mr. Shelton's obituary in the </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/arts/design/peter-shelton-architect-who-made-luxury-minimal-dies-at-67.html">New York Times</a></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> stated: "Although the two architects had different styles and strengths - Mr. Shelton was the quiet visionary who conceived the plans, and the more outgoing Mr. Mindel refined those plans and dealt with clients - they worked on everything together." Here are some photos of interiors Peter Shelton and Lee Mindel created together .</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajAXvZVsPDtW2NhDufT8JS5626kc-Wh5KSeb7JFLdpdcLh7mHRoTxmXcNZQok5vM99UXow_4Kfhr_QZUGzy-280_gQmMQsCPa8yQw14dLqcBopt1rtdEbf0FdyMVE3Y_9UDHvNMDoObM/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueElleDecorDec2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajAXvZVsPDtW2NhDufT8JS5626kc-Wh5KSeb7JFLdpdcLh7mHRoTxmXcNZQok5vM99UXow_4Kfhr_QZUGzy-280_gQmMQsCPa8yQw14dLqcBopt1rtdEbf0FdyMVE3Y_9UDHvNMDoObM/s640/BlogChaiseLongueElleDecorDec2008.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The living room "pairs a set of circa-1925 French armchairs with an English Regency chaise." The 26 color studies by German artist Gunther Forg were hung </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"to read as one piece." </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span> </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2006).</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_CH1EYIkH7D7f3WDifdYwb31YQPeWRBbEwubqqyVJ1cCZKHSP4XxxnWVGXWY9ici6yV9dC3CT4HDhditQ5Nf-FuejXMT5SvJuOf20FpKPw7S_Qisb1VFmOnFhdMWBKtwBEm9u0rUo5g/s1600/3_1285620748_ED_1206_Orientreich_2%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_CH1EYIkH7D7f3WDifdYwb31YQPeWRBbEwubqqyVJ1cCZKHSP4XxxnWVGXWY9ici6yV9dC3CT4HDhditQ5Nf-FuejXMT5SvJuOf20FpKPw7S_Qisb1VFmOnFhdMWBKtwBEm9u0rUo5g/s640/3_1285620748_ED_1206_Orientreich_2%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The goal of the homeowner was to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"live an informal life in a grand setting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2006).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q-7-0BmK27Z58k0m0mq_DN32qWZilJ4nKbaa1rhsd9BwzPUTmN4PvU0KIAF0FFgxME4LjTTesi3F52np3-9BG1XXoCtsm-nDupkNg_7JPweUe3x6-CNYpC3FLNAPBWqdlVK0hx4e1pE/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDOne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q-7-0BmK27Z58k0m0mq_DN32qWZilJ4nKbaa1rhsd9BwzPUTmN4PvU0KIAF0FFgxME4LjTTesi3F52np3-9BG1XXoCtsm-nDupkNg_7JPweUe3x6-CNYpC3FLNAPBWqdlVK0hx4e1pE/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDOne.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I go to friends' houses and they feel 'done,' but our house doesn't. I don't feel like I am living in a museum," said the homeowner's fifteen-year-old son.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2006).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNOdTw8gj5O_wFH427WUUYW-CdRAAYX2Jpx6YnAP1UebCtnvUPlb5XiPZcR43V814Z2Ygh4Lr9U0NMOtNjucoztcKrsfWq-uYw8leeM9Pw3UEfBdkoV9j6Rm9up8zK23rUDKRAXZuzR4/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDFour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNOdTw8gj5O_wFH427WUUYW-CdRAAYX2Jpx6YnAP1UebCtnvUPlb5XiPZcR43V814Z2Ygh4Lr9U0NMOtNjucoztcKrsfWq-uYw8leeM9Pw3UEfBdkoV9j6Rm9up8zK23rUDKRAXZuzR4/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDFour.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pair of Hans Wegner's Papa Bear chairs and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">circa-1938 Mogens Koch desk in the library."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span> </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2006).</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArkDk7Nydv-T2gKSL3Efctx5JPj2YTytMaAGTpahxdj1oawN1kW3EAM_-1kseThkrZ6Y5YW-Mi1DgeBamo-LA0iKtUrXSMy3KfSwDeAonPERWRlxMiAX0PTK0xxbV4JMRRMUP9ajGCNc/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDTwo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArkDk7Nydv-T2gKSL3Efctx5JPj2YTytMaAGTpahxdj1oawN1kW3EAM_-1kseThkrZ6Y5YW-Mi1DgeBamo-LA0iKtUrXSMy3KfSwDeAonPERWRlxMiAX0PTK0xxbV4JMRRMUP9ajGCNc/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDTwo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the dining room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span> </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2006).</span></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUYbwK37sQ6kmIaVphem-NpvgK6qJCXD0WGaG_AHbBM1IF_4AnIIaxRaRc6hfGewnpK5G2awxC1d7-C57Biio4HIRwqAbnM8q1GpTyiJ2Unju5zq1FnM_MadrE9jA3I4iKWdsdLNnBG4/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDSix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUYbwK37sQ6kmIaVphem-NpvgK6qJCXD0WGaG_AHbBM1IF_4AnIIaxRaRc6hfGewnpK5G2awxC1d7-C57Biio4HIRwqAbnM8q1GpTyiJ2Unju5zq1FnM_MadrE9jA3I4iKWdsdLNnBG4/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDSix.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage wing chair by Fritz Henningsen in the master bathroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2006).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBALpbax1DyKHCr-4c5Dmf_ACEheLTg4j6kp5RQErCKyij4nEoEWOK8BrfVIjrtZgWAAHZZDSE1yqHLAsOW0UeCGiRMdMi5lQOSapOOnm-nsbbRaDidwvMvX0snfYKHP6KKSpE0NtUkMs/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-01-foyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBALpbax1DyKHCr-4c5Dmf_ACEheLTg4j6kp5RQErCKyij4nEoEWOK8BrfVIjrtZgWAAHZZDSE1yqHLAsOW0UeCGiRMdMi5lQOSapOOnm-nsbbRaDidwvMvX0snfYKHP6KKSpE0NtUkMs/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-01-foyer.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Iconic photographs of New York greet visitors in the foyer; the plasterwork ceiling and the picture lights were designed by Shelton, Mindel and Associates."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/shelton-mindel-manhattan-apartment-renovation-slideshow#slide=1">Leading Role</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvDLLuwS5KVTeUsXCJolNX-XnyPPb-U-vJ1C-rZViutJ96S4iS89QfEVO2uiyVcGHuSuUrFbbjuOjXYpyUqvWMm9WGDzRpxjvPIZTuS8BOwObs6xf1cx73UBbEvCcp9_PoDsWfD3gIC4/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-04-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvDLLuwS5KVTeUsXCJolNX-XnyPPb-U-vJ1C-rZViutJ96S4iS89QfEVO2uiyVcGHuSuUrFbbjuOjXYpyUqvWMm9WGDzRpxjvPIZTuS8BOwObs6xf1cx73UBbEvCcp9_PoDsWfD3gIC4/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-04-living-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Peter Shelton and Lee F. Mindel are the rare modernist architects who can put their imprimatur on a historic space without gutting it." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/shelton-mindel-manhattan-apartment-renovation-slideshow#slide=4">Leading Role</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD7cYTnkFnItUmn2SNf8TQfnjuIPYOGxDRf8OcVf4Odutv6-ew2brlX6uMveUXkCqcyXBJ_4tcYc06zggQ-_qHODVfOtaeVFX1KvPsKN1b_kkivRMmRhyphenhyphenuyEaFyCXPCm2MZj7WepQ46k/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-09-sunroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD7cYTnkFnItUmn2SNf8TQfnjuIPYOGxDRf8OcVf4Odutv6-ew2brlX6uMveUXkCqcyXBJ_4tcYc06zggQ-_qHODVfOtaeVFX1KvPsKN1b_kkivRMmRhyphenhyphenuyEaFyCXPCm2MZj7WepQ46k/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-09-sunroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A framed view of the sunroom highlights a vintage Line Vautrin mirror </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Roger Capron cocktail table."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/shelton-mindel-manhattan-apartment-renovation-slideshow#slide=10">Leading Role</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLgy25O1Pa5Cw7A1c3pnDz0TnrzuicKa6zeixdkgh3gHq9g5v1qfcVSahYze9pBBmPnR4E2OQ5oHkhhN9LJs8KwB-jPZ2Xm3aHpyPCr7266RKmhXa1C0nRvKQ0bA5wDaKQxt2rwkn7kI/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-10-fountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLgy25O1Pa5Cw7A1c3pnDz0TnrzuicKa6zeixdkgh3gHq9g5v1qfcVSahYze9pBBmPnR4E2OQ5oHkhhN9LJs8KwB-jPZ2Xm3aHpyPCr7266RKmhXa1C0nRvKQ0bA5wDaKQxt2rwkn7kI/s640/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-10-fountain.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The solarium, which was restored according to rotting blueprints [Peter] Shelton discovered buried within a wall, has both the original wrought-iron birdcage and new aluminum-and-wood <i>Tourterelle</i> chairs by Francois-Xavier Lalanne, all of which are a wink to the Central Park Zoo across the street."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/shelton-mindel-manhattan-apartment-renovation-slideshow#slide=1">Leading Role</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQccvNNhpA_WyHEOhGmscbZyU2pTK_6f7j-mz-q5-W927r_TlGRnBeRZ8RvgQGr2j9Br27eM6B6fJfWLHJSdsHn9qYIUdBG2gG-TJGba6hxoLL2LaOmtXt6s3drEEYaQcXimR-Cycc1E/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-08-library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQccvNNhpA_WyHEOhGmscbZyU2pTK_6f7j-mz-q5-W927r_TlGRnBeRZ8RvgQGr2j9Br27eM6B6fJfWLHJSdsHn9qYIUdBG2gG-TJGba6hxoLL2LaOmtXt6s3drEEYaQcXimR-Cycc1E/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-08-library.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Peter [Shelton] did extensive forensics and due diligence to maintain the spirit of the past."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Library in Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/shelton-mindel-manhattan-apartment-renovation-slideshow#slide=8">Leading Role</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ8O3W8HYgG2HG7icv1Si59_SJmPIjdQoal52PWBC00j9nK5XRJCnEckTQbKKqs1bNYMEqZs4o2pYys9dPtX9gm12IRZDWyRrRKusULYEgd7mGkV5YA_WgocYsI12A6I8Py47W8SVxYI/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-03-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ8O3W8HYgG2HG7icv1Si59_SJmPIjdQoal52PWBC00j9nK5XRJCnEckTQbKKqs1bNYMEqZs4o2pYys9dPtX9gm12IRZDWyRrRKusULYEgd7mGkV5YA_WgocYsI12A6I8Py47W8SVxYI/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-03-living-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Instead of displaying a painting above the living room fireplace, the architects cleverly hung an Alexander Calder mobile that casts a dramatic shadow as the sun sets."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/shelton-mindel-manhattan-apartment-renovation-slideshow#slide=3">Leading Role</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqoI4v-bWn7e4r9bZza07fpwFVOY6G_tFLKe5Ew2qdZUXLXBYpsS41vzumYE0lEuFZyfsXlZSknn1dH3E2kYDBcpw-rByo7jxaRTn6eRiblXAlUH-6YqYtdBKdUFG2z04UB-gzDgQsj0/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-13-master-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqoI4v-bWn7e4r9bZza07fpwFVOY6G_tFLKe5Ew2qdZUXLXBYpsS41vzumYE0lEuFZyfsXlZSknn1dH3E2kYDBcpw-rByo7jxaRTn6eRiblXAlUH-6YqYtdBKdUFG2z04UB-gzDgQsj0/s640/item12.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-13-master-bedroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'As formal as the apartment is, people tell me it is not intimidating,' [the homeowner] says with obvious pleasure. 'Guests feel startled by the beauty, but not awed by it.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/shelton-mindel-manhattan-apartment-renovation-slideshow#slide=13">Leading Role</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>

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