The product would be pure and beautiful,
but there was a complicated process behind that purity.
Margaret Russell, editor in chief of Architectural Digest,
regarding the work of Peter Shelton and his design partner, Lee Mindel
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. Peter Shelton and Lee Mindel, who met while undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania, later founded Shelton, Mindel and Associates. Said Margaret Russell, editor in chief of Architectural Digest, "They won pretty much every award a firm could win." The pair created elegant spaces in which people could live comfortably surrounded by beautiful objects and important art. Mr. Shelton's obituary in the New York Times 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 .
1902 Manhattan townhouse.
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
"to read as one piece."
Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by William Waldron.
"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2006).
1902 Manhattan townhouse.
The goal of the homeowner was to "live an informal life in a grand setting."
Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by William Waldron.
"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2006).
1902 Manhattan townhouse.
"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.
Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by William Waldron.
"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2006).
1902 Manhattan townhouse.
"A pair of Hans Wegner's Papa Bear chairs and a
circa-1938 Mogens Koch desk in the library."
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by William Waldron.
"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2006).
1902 Manhattan townhouse.
Another view of the library.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by William Waldron.
"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2006).
1902 Manhattan townhouse.
Vintage Lina Vautrin mirrors in the dining room.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by William Waldron.
"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2006).
1902 Manhattan townhouse.
Another view of the dining room.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by William Waldron.
"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2006).
1902 Manhattan townhouse.
Vintage wing chair by Fritz Henningsen in the master bathroom.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by William Waldron.
"A Call to Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2006).
"Iconic photographs of New York greet visitors in the foyer; the plasterwork ceiling and the picture lights were designed by Shelton, Mindel and Associates."
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
"Peter Shelton and Lee F. Mindel are the rare modernist architects who can put their imprimatur on a historic space without gutting it."
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
"A framed view of the sunroom highlights a vintage Line Vautrin mirror
and Roger Capron cocktail table."
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
"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 Tourterelle chairs by Francois-Xavier Lalanne, all of which are a wink to the Central Park Zoo across the street."
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
"Peter [Shelton] did extensive forensics and due diligence to maintain the spirit of the past."
Library in Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
"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."
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
" '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.' "
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
and Roger Capron cocktail table."
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
Library in Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
Renovation and furnishings by Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton of
Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
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