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"Art of the Bespoke Jet\nNew York architect Lee F. Mindel talks to AD about customizing a Gulfstream G550 and getting the design details right for the air up there\nInside a Gulfstream customized by Lee F. Mindel and Peter Shelton of Shelton, Mindel &amp;amp; Associates, two bands of unfinished oak wrap around the interior, creating horizon lines that seem to stretch the space. The same matte wood was used for the bulkheads. All of the metal control panels and cup holders have a matte nickel finish. The sofa, which converts into a twin bed, is upholstered in a gray wool flannel that matches the V'Soske custom-made carpet woven in five shades of gray. \"It's the palette of the clouds,\" Mindel says.\nFor understated luxury, Mindel covered the seats with a Spinneybeck leather in a color he describes as that of an Herm\u00E8s saddle. He specified topstitched seams, a reference to sporty driving gloves and the steering wheels of vintage motorcars. The tabletop has drop leaves that can be raised to expand its surface. Both bulkheads feature LCD screens. \"We can watch two different movies at once,\" says the owner. \"We also have a PlaneView display option and can watch the plane take off and see the landing gears come down.\"\n\"We made both leather and flannel tops, so you can change the feel of the table depending on your needs,\" says Mindel. For the galley's dinnerware, he selected Rosenthal's Suomi porcelain by Finnish designer Timo Sarpaneva. \"They are kind of moony,\" the architect says. \"Everything on the plane feels handmade, crafted, very bespoke.\"\nIn the bathroom, the cabinetry is oak and the counter is Corian. Mindel chose a nickel sink with a faucet by Arne Jacobsen for Vola. The design is simple and \"handsome, without being macho,\" he says.\nShelton, Mindel even worked on the jet's exterior graphics, which follow the datum line from the nose of the plane and emphasize its aerodynamics. \"You see other planes at the airport and their graphics look like roadkill,\" says the owner. \"Sure, you can find them easily on the tarmac, but they are not beautiful and subtle like Lee's design.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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