Hans Wegner's Papa Bear Chair

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the classic children's fairy tale <i>The Three Bears</i>, Papa Bear's chair is too hard for Goldilocks, who prefers Baby Bear's seat. In real life, the Papa Bear chair created by Danish furniture designer Hans Wegner is just right. According to the <i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Wall Street Journal</a></i>, the chair's paw-like armrests are the source of its unusual name. Fashion designer <a href="http://www.elietahari.com/">Elie Tahari</a> is a fan of the Papa Bear. He is the owner of an original in black leather (pictured below) and four reproductions, which reside in his design center and the Elie Tahari departments of <a href="http://www.bloomingdales.com/">Bloomingdale's</a> and <a href="http://www.saks.com/">Saks Fifth Avenue</a> in New York City. The article <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Seat of Power, Style</a>, which appeared in the October 17, 2012 edition of the <i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/home-page">Wall Street Journal</a></i>, describes Mr. Tahari's attraction to " 'the look and structure of [the Papa Bear]. . . . ' I'm not a maven of history or art. I just go by feel. . . . You feel like it's hugging you. You feel like you're protected. It feels good. ' "   </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/AVvXsEhH1KkXEA6Gm5MdDPt9-cT257c89h-jgxS1Ew1YhaqaSVKk9zjXgZ2lP4a80CXp7KIFlWNyY3zoz7bHipUwN2skvzGp_ntZLnpFL-B1WH9TAR_iJwkpm4wxlA-DT15uW7rp1SY5xl5nff52/s1600/PJ-BK266_FIXOBJ_G_20121016172648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1KkXEA6Gm5MdDPt9-cT257c89h-jgxS1Ew1YhaqaSVKk9zjXgZ2lP4a80CXp7KIFlWNyY3zoz7bHipUwN2skvzGp_ntZLnpFL-B1WH9TAR_iJwkpm4wxlA-DT15uW7rp1SY5xl5nff52/s400/PJ-BK266_FIXOBJ_G_20121016172648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fashion designer <a href="http://www.elietahari.com/">Elie Tahari</a> in his Hans J. Wegner chair at his Manhattan apartment."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Brian Harkin for the Wall Street Journal</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Seat of Power, Style</a>" by Ray A. Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/home-page">Wall Street Journal</a> (October 17, 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywtu03unQ4jRnyVUVWrJ6gw0PpfJ-faZ8nQmPYELPkuwin4AWWQJ2wSHJIWh-k82eb3Nh3TJaEAQkyp_svcwuXQ8EGmbLx-Id4ICvFpBWOL1CgaMnSWzsVS4YAxkP71-9uv5mSzAMgauX/s1600/PJ-BK267_FIXOBJ_DV_20121016172817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywtu03unQ4jRnyVUVWrJ6gw0PpfJ-faZ8nQmPYELPkuwin4AWWQJ2wSHJIWh-k82eb3Nh3TJaEAQkyp_svcwuXQ8EGmbLx-Id4ICvFpBWOL1CgaMnSWzsVS4YAxkP71-9uv5mSzAMgauX/s400/PJ-BK267_FIXOBJ_DV_20121016172817.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the black leather Hans Wegner chair owned by <a href="http://www.elietahari.com/">Elie Tahari</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fashion designer paid between $8,000 and $12,000 for this Papa Bear.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Seat of Power, Style</a>" by Ray A. Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Brian Harkin for the Wall Street Journal</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/">Wall Street Journal</a> (October 17, 2012).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvTXHbPMd4Dqbteak_xT76vVn7NFtooTn6YXrcR5U_VCjp0EVHbLzzp6PmNd8Ixb6Is252n03yQ2sU-4JZBBIwsjrrE6xCsWWAZX_h8gEo-ribvZFpzahrJdcbwMtkHLtcsJjZUbFGorj/s1600/XXX_8885_12923795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvTXHbPMd4Dqbteak_xT76vVn7NFtooTn6YXrcR5U_VCjp0EVHbLzzp6PmNd8Ixb6Is252n03yQ2sU-4JZBBIwsjrrE6xCsWWAZX_h8gEo-ribvZFpzahrJdcbwMtkHLtcsJjZUbFGorj/s400/XXX_8885_12923795.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?FRID=mWrEaJxqkZac">Thomas Hayes Gallery</a> offers this Papa Bear chair and ottoman </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for $12,500 </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">via <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/">1stdibs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=476702">Thomas Hayes Gallery/1stdibs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This chair has been professionally reupholstered by an expert who knows how to preserve the lumbar support of these chairs. It is a very comfortable chair. The upholstery is a soft supple brick colored leather with a matte finish. The wood details on the chair have been cleaned and waxed. . . . they have a very dark color illustrative of teak wood that has naturally aged."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOv9VmucJk7eAvAImRnMuhYPI-CTx_IXY0UU_vnUOxbOVFlQl6swyBmRZTXO06SczDNcT9a9keYcHT7TmR5zWYwaDs2kRailDgNCciOypOhgzvXbzcV2eNMIIQeoph7U-Xwt1qTxxBBR3/s1600/8885_1292377681_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOv9VmucJk7eAvAImRnMuhYPI-CTx_IXY0UU_vnUOxbOVFlQl6swyBmRZTXO06SczDNcT9a9keYcHT7TmR5zWYwaDs2kRailDgNCciOypOhgzvXbzcV2eNMIIQeoph7U-Xwt1qTxxBBR3/s640/8885_1292377681_2.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">offered by <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?FRID=aWrEaJdqkpbJ">Thomas Hayes Gallery via 1stdibs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1960s Denmark.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_zoom.php?id=476702&view=3">Thomas Hayes Gallery/1stdibs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgHzha5PPfURRP3U2SLxe5DatZDznqPFew4fVm0tif16dfDke6nA8yb84Wn2dByvO1InmU3Ko4ENDRxjLJ6_oZVL76eklHG4BN4bQGpplRVHcqFbSnYrBkuYbMmure-haxQMaCJ9MzpgMq1/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/AVvXsEgHzha5PPfURRP3U2SLxe5DatZDznqPFew4fVm0tif16dfDke6nA8yb84Wn2dByvO1InmU3Ko4ENDRxjLJ6_oZVL76eklHG4BN4bQGpplRVHcqFbSnYrBkuYbMmure-haxQMaCJ9MzpgMq1/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDFour.jpg" width="508" /></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;">"A pair of Hans Wegner's Papa Bear chairs and a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">circa-1938 Mogens Koch desk in the library."<br />Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton (deceased) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgIL0zMW0VdhwPR6ZWeIow9bta_YitDDnaaoo4YY3PA1kzS4NjqAHoOlmh5X-GaXnIMSYTzK5tu8QqUMFzMm4sMHqT92-ii22q_tSA00TPQl5Ev5k-RsvVEIBEm0tVX-5GhQZJMdZas5r/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDFive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgIL0zMW0VdhwPR6ZWeIow9bta_YitDDnaaoo4YY3PA1kzS4NjqAHoOlmh5X-GaXnIMSYTzK5tu8QqUMFzMm4sMHqT92-ii22q_tSA00TPQl5Ev5k-RsvVEIBEm0tVX-5GhQZJMdZas5r/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDFive.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the library with the pair of Hans Wegner Papa Bear chairs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton combined midcentury</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> design with </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">classic architecture in this 1902 Manhattan home, and the results are so elegant, clean and beautiful. I look at the photos of this townhouse again and again. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton (deceased) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LnQb6kvgO2ybtKQ6UQ0b6Oeu7NPLl606NUdTm00d0EvVZSqrGWbCF2NaUB3txD7UBDrvJC-zqfEcV9tbOTsnYEY_-w8awwiA3Uggz4sOLJaqRNukMSU_Mn6Fjk0gz9FJ0uOFzgkUYCp6/s1600/07-tribeca-loft-lee-mindel-modern-family-room-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LnQb6kvgO2ybtKQ6UQ0b6Oeu7NPLl606NUdTm00d0EvVZSqrGWbCF2NaUB3txD7UBDrvJC-zqfEcV9tbOTsnYEY_-w8awwiA3Uggz4sOLJaqRNukMSU_Mn6Fjk0gz9FJ0uOFzgkUYCp6/s640/07-tribeca-loft-lee-mindel-modern-family-room-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the library, an Arne Vodder chaise longue, a Hans Wegner [Papa Bear] armchair upholstered in a Rogers and Goffigon fabric, and a custom-made plaid rug; the fireplace surround and sliding panel are of blackened metal, and the television is by Samsung."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan loft of Winsome Brown and Claude Arpels.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architect Lee Mindel 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;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kate Betts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-loft-made-for-easy-living#slide-7">True Colors</a>" 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> (June 2011).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDFsSHPYmCme5iOTJj1RhLli57t5oqnnAjwYlcmp8nvBxHkJcP4bKF27cBy_xEjTGzv_Bema7Nm88H-e7BvNhQObaPlc8GMsQorZ2mL3_nQWxF2Kd8zI89BuH1nuPFQOjXjGP3FyOTjoQ/s1600/13-classic-chairs-0408-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDFsSHPYmCme5iOTJj1RhLli57t5oqnnAjwYlcmp8nvBxHkJcP4bKF27cBy_xEjTGzv_Bema7Nm88H-e7BvNhQObaPlc8GMsQorZ2mL3_nQWxF2Kd8zI89BuH1nuPFQOjXjGP3FyOTjoQ/s640/13-classic-chairs-0408-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The pair of midcentury Hans Wegner Papa Bear armchairs flanking a 1940s French table in the master bedroom 'are iconic,' says [David] Kleinberg. 'People are drawn to them - they're enveloping and welcoming. I can just see this couple sitting there at the end of the day with a glass of wine and a big fire going.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s house in Long Island, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.dkda.com/">David Kleinberg</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Christopher Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/kleinberg-american-classic-0408?click=main_sr#slide-10">An American Classic in Long Island</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (April 2008).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2TbjQ9SMc2eXK8hkKonTtuks3UVQ9O0ZfSR44ktAMlY4ZhoPDwhC6lbVwigSIjUIaYMMRBgzvoqXS1cHHpw1zhPYhgriLCVUm9i1RVU-8IRud6iO6h-H6iwWDCbvArSpz4wuLjftCz8I/s1600/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-bedroom-purple-bed-window-desk-112011-MmW2J5-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2TbjQ9SMc2eXK8hkKonTtuks3UVQ9O0ZfSR44ktAMlY4ZhoPDwhC6lbVwigSIjUIaYMMRBgzvoqXS1cHHpw1zhPYhgriLCVUm9i1RVU-8IRud6iO6h-H6iwWDCbvArSpz4wuLjftCz8I/s640/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-bedroom-purple-bed-window-desk-112011-MmW2J5-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dark geometry of the Albers bed from <a href="http://www.jedjohnson.com/jed-johnson-home.php">Jed Johnson Home</a> helps balance all the soft lavenders and greens. Curtain, shade, and pillow fabric by <a href="http://brochier.it/">Brochier</a>. Bed linens by <a href="http://www.calvinklein.com/">Calvin Klein</a>. Hans Wegner's Papa Bear chair reproduced by Manzanares."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jedjohnson.com/heather-moore.php">Heather Moore</a> for <a href="http://www.jedjohnson.com/">Jed Johnson Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<i>House Beautiful</i>'s Designer Visions: Cinema Style showcase was inspired by <i>Factory Girl</i>, the film based on '60s It Girl and Andy Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: The new luxury condominium at 1212 Fifth Avenue in New York City, renovated by Durst Fetner Residential and designed by S. Russell Groves."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Project directed by Alana Frumkes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/designer-visions-factory-girl-showhouse?click=main_sr#slide-8">Sexy in the City</a>" produced by Sabine Rothman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

Hans Wegner's Papa Bear Chair

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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/AVvXsEiH0BJi9epNSUg-dUvIGwjXixbIV9gNd1loxIYQkI6YuWnVSYDLgiLDf66rSp4zlhEeGhiLI3JEcJYyvgawBTcl-rpk0vsAQdVSwH6IJ6YEvBEgCMRY0qbc_1GMUC-9HXbHYEU9bnnhMtc/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/AVvXsEiH0BJi9epNSUg-dUvIGwjXixbIV9gNd1loxIYQkI6YuWnVSYDLgiLDf66rSp4zlhEeGhiLI3JEcJYyvgawBTcl-rpk0vsAQdVSwH6IJ6YEvBEgCMRY0qbc_1GMUC-9HXbHYEU9bnnhMtc/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/AVvXsEgtn8UovtuVJXngssde1RZbfkiATtqj4ZRgzhvJlcIxpCSga73XMScqaVa6enVPycHjEP4BpKkykdGwpKrm6p3dLVUn7GWr26yszQEjozDaAVb7IkHB1V8pT43QYBzg_pND7No5O0IRZ4A/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/AVvXsEgtn8UovtuVJXngssde1RZbfkiATtqj4ZRgzhvJlcIxpCSga73XMScqaVa6enVPycHjEP4BpKkykdGwpKrm6p3dLVUn7GWr26yszQEjozDaAVb7IkHB1V8pT43QYBzg_pND7No5O0IRZ4A/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/AVvXsEjOryw6Li6EBO2wg1dEVUSv1c0juMc0W9fVQFOpqPcpn1Xvz5gqa9Upa3Gstm8HFBomD4ut8T8nvbeyhrI7xwpS_xzsp1svXviay2-Ob3IE_pesqUVko0PC5EQcjMQZK9eTMeXEbT0p03A/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/AVvXsEjOryw6Li6EBO2wg1dEVUSv1c0juMc0W9fVQFOpqPcpn1Xvz5gqa9Upa3Gstm8HFBomD4ut8T8nvbeyhrI7xwpS_xzsp1svXviay2-Ob3IE_pesqUVko0PC5EQcjMQZK9eTMeXEbT0p03A/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/AVvXsEhltprz8s3MA0g15am0XQEa6aRdhtpYWAKpAtgRDDUOccqk9gg5CH36Jc1nr2MSjuvkpM-dOq3KzG0MwGbOdo3WWda2mxnUWvGdq1x60iAwe2mjtqP1zL5WkHETzJhDdXqPEBLfaE9MD_g/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/AVvXsEhltprz8s3MA0g15am0XQEa6aRdhtpYWAKpAtgRDDUOccqk9gg5CH36Jc1nr2MSjuvkpM-dOq3KzG0MwGbOdo3WWda2mxnUWvGdq1x60iAwe2mjtqP1zL5WkHETzJhDdXqPEBLfaE9MD_g/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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0hYHFilLDBEhbpfnCS34hK0OHEPHml7-XR0gMymrLvdbwxE_2tWEuu1OBisXkoc3ghxWkzBr8FfNnJDYAz5J1zOGG3vusyWMfny5hwXmkNY-r6dViqelKzMBmPDboPlMDAWn5AgthyI/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDFive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0hYHFilLDBEhbpfnCS34hK0OHEPHml7-XR0gMymrLvdbwxE_2tWEuu1OBisXkoc3ghxWkzBr8FfNnJDYAz5J1zOGG3vusyWMfny5hwXmkNY-r6dViqelKzMBmPDboPlMDAWn5AgthyI/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDFive.jpg" width="500" /></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;">Another view of 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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwt7VwfKHn_1IfaeznqSDjMAycoS78K_G9ScCcj3ggLgb6XBsGm6fuAhbMDXMougLTKdcytdTZZ8VWqVzNCrOpet81HO4_lTMUUBx6Mp5zjm6YUkSrLNuZCueNcjzMBjL1lsT-IS99LUA/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDThree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwt7VwfKHn_1IfaeznqSDjMAycoS78K_G9ScCcj3ggLgb6XBsGm6fuAhbMDXMougLTKdcytdTZZ8VWqVzNCrOpet81HO4_lTMUUBx6Mp5zjm6YUkSrLNuZCueNcjzMBjL1lsT-IS99LUA/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDThree.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><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;">Vintage Lina Vautrin mirrors in 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></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2UluOUu3k2X3xBV2G-kpiSjXKjdoWDSkoCv49a-OK5ifmfRiElSUEA5Hi5dDviJEwg5VHj6bgr-3v5hcZMQWyC8rjKmVnSv5vytH6zbR-5q30uElocU0nd8A8Ntp3auFJ7xzFIgaaqM/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/AVvXsEgs2UluOUu3k2X3xBV2G-kpiSjXKjdoWDSkoCv49a-OK5ifmfRiElSUEA5Hi5dDviJEwg5VHj6bgr-3v5hcZMQWyC8rjKmVnSv5vytH6zbR-5q30uElocU0nd8A8Ntp3auFJ7xzFIgaaqM/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/AVvXsEjXY-2eFvSB6rH87fKd8RvIwMZqbUS_3rFNkdVpP3Od2ve00RhLi6dWQeh4SIbJJ_uUfWrimMkKhLgmA_HTS8gmFX_I-TT6aTWt90VmeabjYyDo36X6bsCF7HU_RlVsKpLLWaG78_-L_4k/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/AVvXsEjXY-2eFvSB6rH87fKd8RvIwMZqbUS_3rFNkdVpP3Od2ve00RhLi6dWQeh4SIbJJ_uUfWrimMkKhLgmA_HTS8gmFX_I-TT6aTWt90VmeabjYyDo36X6bsCF7HU_RlVsKpLLWaG78_-L_4k/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/AVvXsEhqrx_yYfUUv1QyW53U75Mnp06w37GKRbz0rLjVUmEbmivOsxzYB_llyExQmgqO-ojq4WGFMZi-nQX1JUpWlJhAKPYbmT8qSQt3U5lHWyTs1BVnfqvWQP8Z2qZ21rxZgtbmAQ_t_-7pIiE/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/AVvXsEhqrx_yYfUUv1QyW53U75Mnp06w37GKRbz0rLjVUmEbmivOsxzYB_llyExQmgqO-ojq4WGFMZi-nQX1JUpWlJhAKPYbmT8qSQt3U5lHWyTs1BVnfqvWQP8Z2qZ21rxZgtbmAQ_t_-7pIiE/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/AVvXsEhhRLlpMwqZqym5ZBJ4DyczS606uUkonyJldED1pwjSU_RcBH3s7p-S6jnGvXGeOKD50E1ms2A6bGwelZH_BURDxDpo_DvS1v3pqgf8jLZxBFK6oot_d38uOckvs23imhP9PD7AgxF84k4/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/AVvXsEhhRLlpMwqZqym5ZBJ4DyczS606uUkonyJldED1pwjSU_RcBH3s7p-S6jnGvXGeOKD50E1ms2A6bGwelZH_BURDxDpo_DvS1v3pqgf8jLZxBFK6oot_d38uOckvs23imhP9PD7AgxF84k4/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/AVvXsEiICG3As9j2yUp08eWublhyphenhyphenXoeKrkGCKCD3j6yoawQItPhJ2bteHV9-QcmUpx7pM_l-PlAbmgLSajGGQVaqYPUtdOZ2oru8BnqHlpRuUlmXoDje3b9I1bGcZaIkZaF3udr1iKJMxqdX3U4/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/AVvXsEiICG3As9j2yUp08eWublhyphenhyphenXoeKrkGCKCD3j6yoawQItPhJ2bteHV9-QcmUpx7pM_l-PlAbmgLSajGGQVaqYPUtdOZ2oru8BnqHlpRuUlmXoDje3b9I1bGcZaIkZaF3udr1iKJMxqdX3U4/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/AVvXsEjjr6PAm7TkycT9j0vYJXslug3AqYyreMkGuD7Uiyn2YrGaYQuOLoqOhbAsTBvu_Obe7_ukcInfKshyphenhyphenEFY4Keo4f6xRgjskXoTOdWOfGWZd7wW7s4w1JLLZf-vC5Rmc0SiAKzvQA7-llc4/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/AVvXsEjjr6PAm7TkycT9j0vYJXslug3AqYyreMkGuD7Uiyn2YrGaYQuOLoqOhbAsTBvu_Obe7_ukcInfKshyphenhyphenEFY4Keo4f6xRgjskXoTOdWOfGWZd7wW7s4w1JLLZf-vC5Rmc0SiAKzvQA7-llc4/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/AVvXsEi1fhmk6EODcVn-odzvD7n5pPlXPCD15g8UPPX94swWpHM_r1lOO7VzsNzOfqhB1YqZYljPlUMdBhQb4KS58-CIYtylbbXbkd7B_am9cU_VKSh5Niz5W9N_GCG4QCJ1-CqIaUhbENuHnzA/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/AVvXsEi1fhmk6EODcVn-odzvD7n5pPlXPCD15g8UPPX94swWpHM_r1lOO7VzsNzOfqhB1YqZYljPlUMdBhQb4KS58-CIYtylbbXbkd7B_am9cU_VKSh5Niz5W9N_GCG4QCJ1-CqIaUhbENuHnzA/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/AVvXsEiOnJb45FwTF3IdjIYu36uAgjIGt41nrppp2pno98ka8bNdw5oVbiPqKZxLBOG8HPW_3vgPvxzD7tl3i1v4-hSxxRnzX1ijdJXeSuXBxNox9NHMn_v5zlBjKLoz09_Gsy4o4OB-FZdwkME/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/AVvXsEiOnJb45FwTF3IdjIYu36uAgjIGt41nrppp2pno98ka8bNdw5oVbiPqKZxLBOG8HPW_3vgPvxzD7tl3i1v4-hSxxRnzX1ijdJXeSuXBxNox9NHMn_v5zlBjKLoz09_Gsy4o4OB-FZdwkME/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/AVvXsEhgMaLes5endSZMyRcy7IlLY6rf3ggkRPV2-Yyb2k79VKbaRKD19djie6Q6cYKqpROzTjW050fb4zG_KS_RSyYNG3Zh9W81gzHARNxI0w5COHqsCcoEE3oTpsNcbsSBHfyeNrjddJb5usI/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/AVvXsEhgMaLes5endSZMyRcy7IlLY6rf3ggkRPV2-Yyb2k79VKbaRKD19djie6Q6cYKqpROzTjW050fb4zG_KS_RSyYNG3Zh9W81gzHARNxI0w5COHqsCcoEE3oTpsNcbsSBHfyeNrjddJb5usI/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>

In Memory of Peter Shelton

The product would be pure and beautiful,  but there was a complicated process behind that purity. Margaret Russell, editor in chief of Archi...

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"I'll stick to the chaise longue."

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This entry was inspired by <em>Downton Abbey</em>. In Season Two, Episode Seven, the Crawleys and the residents of Downton Abbey discuss the changes that have taken place due to the Great War.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Says Isobel Crawley:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">"I like the new fashions. Shorter skirts, looser cuts. The old clothes were all very well if one spent the day on a chaise longue, but if one wants to get anything done, the new clothes are much better."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">"I'll stick to the chaise longue," replies Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham (played by Dame Maggie Smith).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">In honor of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, I offer a selection of chaises longues. I wonder which one she would prefer . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZri3r-IlfTqsfae05t5R3-K5pzMX-WleMakXLI2GepRVzAOQLE7qGtUwWk13prfGIwsYRpw4pTehGUS5OqXoVlHO2evOd-yVV5PfFhbhzxlHH4vSnp7aoBa-cY5XHSazgx1IZThpyeU/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueADApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZri3r-IlfTqsfae05t5R3-K5pzMX-WleMakXLI2GepRVzAOQLE7qGtUwWk13prfGIwsYRpw4pTehGUS5OqXoVlHO2evOd-yVV5PfFhbhzxlHH4vSnp7aoBa-cY5XHSazgx1IZThpyeU/s640/BlogChaiseLongueADApril2011.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maison Jansen r</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ecamier covered in a Fortuny cotton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">New York City apartment designed and decorated by architect Carlos Aparico.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBMR-XLo0VVZc2704qZ-1E5ERZYaXZwDHDwq-bftiPyYOC4WknIEFdXYdVQRI65A6A6YXfdKONGlNce4sKjM-MJyZMMBcHI2wIU9osAG7UcKQ3v2qW4O3DOIblnBTpBWvgoZF07Uk35A/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/AVvXsEgrBMR-XLo0VVZc2704qZ-1E5ERZYaXZwDHDwq-bftiPyYOC4WknIEFdXYdVQRI65A6A6YXfdKONGlNce4sKjM-MJyZMMBcHI2wIU9osAG7UcKQ3v2qW4O3DOIblnBTpBWvgoZF07Uk35A/s640/BlogChaiseLongueElleDecorDec2008.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">English Regency chaise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of a 1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lee Mindel of Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (December 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIXVTnk7NoLUV_AOyMbLHAnVHbmjjfKnvFKJB6xsd_pyOKIqAkcGDaVcNfo8LdoKFoor4iaoCfOrsrXxWmos1MsmU2o5RfrKEH3yZkfZlEoxzoyWtCh1vk1Vc7-5rDQAuCycOnWPBkgU/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueGerrieBremermann.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIXVTnk7NoLUV_AOyMbLHAnVHbmjjfKnvFKJB6xsd_pyOKIqAkcGDaVcNfo8LdoKFoor4iaoCfOrsrXxWmos1MsmU2o5RfrKEH3yZkfZlEoxzoyWtCh1vk1Vc7-5rDQAuCycOnWPBkgU/s640/BlogChaiseLongueGerrieBremermann.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A white Napoleon III chaise longue.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Garden room of New Orleans home of Rivie and Cathy Cary.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Gerrie Bremermann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoWPylNjQZHD0_icXWlP8EWezMA1FyeRx_I6qOj9isLn6sKfjEhMsZgkKScHzOl1PUdz1v3A4aye3OHpA9jnLQMoTrKvHKZ1QJecMhRhG0wHGugI1oIv1GITvf58kZDeKAHmWCu3p074/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueKayOToole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoWPylNjQZHD0_icXWlP8EWezMA1FyeRx_I6qOj9isLn6sKfjEhMsZgkKScHzOl1PUdz1v3A4aye3OHpA9jnLQMoTrKvHKZ1QJecMhRhG0wHGugI1oIv1GITvf58kZDeKAHmWCu3p074/s640/BlogChaiseLongueKayOToole.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pierre Deux fabric on chaise in guest room of Kay O'Toole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Kay O'Toole, owner of Kay O'Toole Antiques and Eccentricities in Houston.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASeuF6XPe98164UV0dpoL17T_or9wDOBnSgD_c9VxdjbfgJ-VkqAGdB7NFTQ6pFprFM9EGHubYYrbnlu2Ho8ur0h45pUhGX-HbPTMfIE9EF_0ZAGBcXteUnTHMs-XrC_x0yxFARcwxu0/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASeuF6XPe98164UV0dpoL17T_or9wDOBnSgD_c9VxdjbfgJ-VkqAGdB7NFTQ6pFprFM9EGHubYYrbnlu2Ho8ur0h45pUhGX-HbPTMfIE9EF_0ZAGBcXteUnTHMs-XrC_x0yxFARcwxu0/s640/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeApril2011.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> C<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">haise longue by Le Corbusier in upstairs study of architect Michael Graves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RYg3ikoZIKPNetTpVTVzd-bqP1doqIrJRd3BQ2tqtpzepHtOB9AsxUDNy712kugBMnUd8Y8nDQ1CnJiqAVWp00FkiTH06uecg3wO1bxbk9QbAofeZ-bEOhQy73CGdDi76D0OfXWRvgU/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.mario-buatta-aileen-mehle-manhattan-apartment-08-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RYg3ikoZIKPNetTpVTVzd-bqP1doqIrJRd3BQ2tqtpzepHtOB9AsxUDNy712kugBMnUd8Y8nDQ1CnJiqAVWp00FkiTH06uecg3wO1bxbk9QbAofeZ-bEOhQy73CGdDi76D0OfXWRvgU/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.mario-buatta-aileen-mehle-manhattan-apartment-08-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A French chaise longue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Aileen Mehle, the society columnist known as "Suzy".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Mario Buatta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (January 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAhifoPVUaHN9C-2RzAVE4tMNcHkFk6OddMB7yqhD7HdpWaq1i9_qvHgu3rUCThcTfpaXPZZ-js7EsrD_nWG0HGvKua65P8b2heBSTaYy7AlHDrcuj4w2j3rE2i8QYOMg94hf3qLTC28/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-09-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAhifoPVUaHN9C-2RzAVE4tMNcHkFk6OddMB7yqhD7HdpWaq1i9_qvHgu3rUCThcTfpaXPZZ-js7EsrD_nWG0HGvKua65P8b2heBSTaYy7AlHDrcuj4w2j3rE2i8QYOMg94hf3qLTC28/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-09-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louis XVI chaise longue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Home of San Antonio, Texas designer Gwynn Griffith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGB6wHljzftAXchwKt2umPJeHNs8mp1XyV4Cwpxh-Vq8OcUXPAGF_n-SZ_-dp-_YKYsGKgy1e_NV1bcE5PchK8iwKJRvPVhWgYpCUxtk2umklp8Mb5roRBEQx-zA8qB33QL9WSXAsCQA/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueVerandaApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGB6wHljzftAXchwKt2umPJeHNs8mp1XyV4Cwpxh-Vq8OcUXPAGF_n-SZ_-dp-_YKYsGKgy1e_NV1bcE5PchK8iwKJRvPVhWgYpCUxtk2umklp8Mb5roRBEQx-zA8qB33QL9WSXAsCQA/s640/BlogChaiseLongueVerandaApril2011.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom chaise in Bergamo faux fur.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Park Avenue apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by David Kleinberg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior architecture by Peter Pennoyer Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXJPuS3-h8el4dppOKLvQifVU_ukml7HrJqcY5XXMQci7xx9o6nVe0ehenSzJAgqkm_0r2lP4JFcc5mPwSbTZS-y1FB5UDejXs0IYeZUpkWmgVDG2uW6tSOJ2X6x3HweIkFTEoHyK0BE/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeNovember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXJPuS3-h8el4dppOKLvQifVU_ukml7HrJqcY5XXMQci7xx9o6nVe0ehenSzJAgqkm_0r2lP4JFcc5mPwSbTZS-y1FB5UDejXs0IYeZUpkWmgVDG2uW6tSOJ2X6x3HweIkFTEoHyK0BE/s640/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeNovember2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">A French bulldog named Tulipe on a vintage chaise longue covered in a Brunschwig & Fils check.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Todd Richesin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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