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 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 Designed by Charles Hollis Jones and originally made for the Pip's club in Los Angeles, owned by Playboy Magazin...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 Designed by Charles Hollis Jones and originally made for the Pip's club in Los Angeles, owned by Playboy Magaz...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 Charles Hollis Jones Barstools from the Metric Collection, Signed
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of four bar-stools designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s, This design is a blend of his Metric collection and the waterfall line and the design was executed bea...
Brass
Charles Hollis Jones "Waterfall" Counter Stools in Lucite and Stainless Steel
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning set of four counter stools designed by Charles Hollis Jones as part of the "Waterfall" collection. These stools are made out of Luc...
Stainless Steel
Set of Four Brass Barstools by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and rare sate of four bar-stools designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1960s. The bars-stools are executed in brass and they have beautiful architectural lines, the sea...
Brass
Set of Three Swivel Bar Stools in Style of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of molded waterfall style stools is the style of Charles Hollis Jones. Seats are newly upholstered and swivel.
Lucite
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
Set of 4 Karl Springer Onassis Bar Stools
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Karl Springer Onassis bar stools. The stools' frame is lacquered wood with fabric covered cushioned seats. The stools have a nice, lacquered...
Fabric, Wood
Charles Hollis Jones - Hill Manufacturing Mid Century Lucite Barstool - Set of 3
By Hill Manufacturing, Charles Hollis Jones
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 4 Chrome Luis Sognot Style Cantilever Barstools
Located in Pasadena, TX
This set of 4 barstools are made in a style reminiscent of the Luis Sognot stool. They're made of tubular chrome plated steel and are cantilevered.
Chrome
Set of Four Bar Stools by Börje Johanson, 1950s
By Börje Johanson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of four bar stools designed by Börje Johanson and produced by Johanson Design in Markaryd, Sweden, during the 1950s. These stools exemplify mid-century Scandinavian modern design...
Brass
