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"Peter Shelton and Lee F. Mindel: Playing Well with Others\nThe ideas behind the award-winning architecture firm\u2019s successful collaborations\nShelton, Mindel began working with the American rug manufacturer V\u2019Soske in the 1980s. Crack, left, is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Mindel will be curating a show of V\u2019Soske rugs at the American Institute of Architects to coincide with the May 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York.\nShelton, Mindel\u2019s line of table, floor, wall, and ceiling lamps for Nessen was spurred by the lighting company\u2019s need \u201Cto return to the essentials,\u201D says Mindel. This brass wall fixture with a white sandblasted-glass cylinder is representative of the collection\u2019s utilitarian yet beautifully articulated shapes, inspired by Bauhaus and Mies van der Rohe in particular.\nThe designers have created lighting fixtures for Nessen\u2019s sister company, D\u2019ac Lighting, as well. Although D\u2019ac targets the commercial market, the industrial-chic aesthetic of Shelton, Mindel\u2019s lamps for the company have made them a popular choice for residential interiors.\nFor Waterworks, a manufacturer of top-notch bath designs, Shelton, Mindel has created everything from bathtubs to faucets to luxe towels. For their Opus faucet, they even invented a new type of valve that sits below the countertop, thus occupying less space and creating a cleaner line.\nThe Stratum collection of bath linens for Waterworks is made of lush cotton terry woven onto a delicately colored cotton ground. The towels are available in a subtle palette designed to complement construction materials used in a bathroom\u2014limestone, concrete, putty, and plaster.\nThe egglike .25 bathtub, also for Waterworks, was inspired by the sculptures of Isamu Noguchi. \u201CIt envelops the user,\u201D says Mindel. \u201CIt embraces you.\u201D\nFor KnollStudio, the firm created a collection of refined furniture, including a new take on the traditional banker\u2019s chair.\nEven for accomplished pros like Shelton and Mindel, joining Knoll\u2019s list of legendary designers was an honor. \u201CWe were trained to respect designers\u2019 legacies,\u201D says Mindel. \u201CTo be included in this group is a thrill.\u201D\\n\\n Shelton, Mindel also created a series of steel-and-glass tables for the company. A new collection with Knoll will launch next year."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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