The now omnipresent design use of acrylic and Lucite owes much of its enduring popularity to seasoned creative Charles Hollis Jones. Nicknamed “Mr. Lucite,” the California-based furniture designer and artist made his reputation — and contributed to a lasting legacy for a material one might not immediately consider highbrow — with chairs, tables and other furnishings in the substance scientifically known as polymethyl methacrylate. But while the connecting thread through Jones’s body of work is the presence of translucent materials, his designs are anything but one-note.
The son of an Indiana carpenter, Jones has always been fascinated with structure and reinventing expected ones in new ways. He began working with furniture manufacturers while still a teenager and came to prominence in the 1960s and ’70s, researching and experimenting with techniques to shape acrylic into unconventional forms. “If I design a T-A-B-L-E without thinking of the name, then I can pretend I’ve never seen one,” he told PIN-UP magazine. His design combinations run the gamut from Lucite, brass and glass on elegant dining tables to more unusual applications of Lucite as legs for upholstered sofas and frames for Tibetan fur chairs.
Jones’s work is as varied as his client list, which has included Frank Sinatra, Sylvester Stallone and the Kardashians. For Tennessee Williams, he created a writing chair called the Wisteria chair. Jones also collaborated several times with modernist architect John Lautner, designing furniture that seemed to disappear into its surroundings.
He resides in Los Angeles, where he still designs today.
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Set of Four "Waterfall" Barstools by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four "Waterfall" barstools in acrylic and white Naugahyde upholstery. The stools are nicely complemented with brass bars that appear to be floating. The stools are beautifully...
Lucite, Naugahyde
Set of Four "Waterfall" Barstools by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four "Waterfall" barstools in acrylic with leather upholstery. Designed by Charles Hollis Jones and originally made for the Pip's club in Los Angeles, owned by Playboy Magazin...
Leather, Lucite
Set of Four "Waterfall" Barstools with Swivel Seats by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four "Waterfall" bar stools in acrylic with leather upholstery. Designed by Charles Hollis Jones and originally made for the Pip's club in Los Angeles, owned by Playboy Magaz...
Stainless Steel
Set of Four "Waterfall" Barstools by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four "Waterfall" barstools in acrylic and black Naugahyde upholstery. The stools are nicely complemented with stainless steel stretchers that appear to be floating. The stools are beautifully designed and executed perfectly, these stools are very rare and are the first set we have ever acquire with upholstered backrest, the upholstered backrest adds a level of comfortability to the stools. The stools also swivel 360 degrees which makes it easier to get in and out. The waterfall bar...
Stainless Steel
Set of Four "Waterfall" Lucite Chairs by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of four dining chairs by Charles Hollis Jones from his "Waterfall" line designed in the 1970s. The chairs are part of an original set of four, One chair is signed (C...
Fabric, Lucite, Wood
Lucite Nesting Tables by Charles Hollis Jones, from the "Routed Line"
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of Lucite side tables designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1980s as a part of his "Routed Line" series. The tables are made of solid 1" thick Lucite...
Lucite
Charles Hollis Jones - Hill Manufacturing Mid Century Lucite Barstool - Set of 3
By Charles Hollis Jones, Hill Manufacturing
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Charles Hollis Jones for Hill Manufacturing Mid Century Lucite Barstools - Set of 3 Each barstool measures: 17.5 wide x 17.5 deep x 35.5 high, with a seat height of 29.25 inches Gr...
Metal
Set of Two ( 2) Waterfall Shaped Lucite Barstools in Bouclé After Charles Hollis
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Deland, FL
Equal parts elegance and aesthetically captivating this extraordinary set of barstools is the epitome of Hollywood Regency. Constructed from solid pol...
Lucite
Pair of Mid Century Charles Hollis Jones Acrylic Lucite Bar or Counter Stools
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible vintage pair of matching stools by Charles Hollis Jones. They feature heavy thick clear acrylic construction with white & swiveling black Panton print naugahyde seats a...
Chrome
Pair of Lucite Waterfall Nesting Tables / Stacking Tables, Stools, Set of 3
By Plastic Fantastic, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern handcrafted waterfall Nesting Tables, Stacking Tables, Stools. Set of 3 made in the USA. Very good condition and ...
Lucite
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Waterfall Stool on Casters
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials & composition: Clear bent/acrylic (Lucite) “U” shaped base + brass accent strip + upholstered padded top on small blocks is the combination CHJ used in many 1960s–1970s...
Brass
Pair of Lucite Waterfall Side Tables
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in New York, NY
Nice pair of heavy cast Lucite end or side, tables. Well made and thick, sturdy and in very good original condition, showing only very light cosmetic wear to Lucite surface. Clean an...
Lucite
