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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Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Pedestal Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in New York, NY
Amazing Charles Hollis Jones Lucite pedestal table from 1970's. It features four sculptured clear acrylic legs, bolted together at a floating central block finished in polished chrom...
Chrome
Charles Hollis Jones Glass Top Lucite Base End Side Table 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This 1970s end table by Charles Hollis Jones exemplifies the designer’s signature blend of sleek minimalism and sculptural clarity. Featuring a thick glass top that appears to float ...
Glass, Lucite
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite, Brass and Glass Side Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite, Brass and Glass Side Table This table measures: 17 wide x 17 deep x 29 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much d...
Brass
Lucite and Brass Side Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1970’s clear lucite and polish brass with a 3/4” thick glass top side table. Designed by renowned American designer Charles Holl...
Brass
1960s Acrylic & Glass Side Table designed by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A acrylic side table with a inset glass top and chrome accents. New glass. The base had been professionally polished. Circa 1960s
Chrome
Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Lucite and Brass Ring Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Capture the transparent glamour of the Hollywood Regency era with this striking side table in the manner of Charles Hollis Jones. This piece features three substantial, square-cut Lu...
Brass
$4,640Sale Price|28% Off
H 30 in W 48 in D 48 in
Charles Hollis Jones Thick Lucite and Glass Center Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage thick lucite Charles Hollis Jones table with glass top. Very heavy lucite base with well kept glass top. No broken parts or damages. Lucite is well kept as well.
Glass, Lucite
Charles Hollis Jones Mid-Century Lucite Table Base with Nickel Finish
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American Lucite geometric table base with 4 rectangular column legs connected with an X-form vertical block stretcher having a metal crossbar and a polished nickel cylind...
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Lucite Glass End Table
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant and stylish vintage side table, circa 1970s, Italian modern design, finished in luxurious Hollywood Regency / Glam taste, having a thick square glass top with nicely patin...
Brass
$695
H 24.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Mid Century Modern Lucite & Glass Square Side Table after Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Lucite & Glass Square Side Table after Charles Hollis Jones. Item features four tapered lucite legs, two chrome stretchers, four round chrome accents to th...
Chrome
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful coffee table with a 46 inches round Lucite top. The base is a vintage Charles Hollis Jones piece and we had the base cleaned and polished and a new larger Lucite top comm...
Acrylic
Jeffrey Bigelow Lucite and Glass Coffee Table
By Jeffrey Bigelow
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very nice Jeffrey Bigelow designed coffee table with a glass top. Base is acrylic. A nice coffee table in good condition, with minor marks although it has been polished. Glass top ...
Glass, Acrylic
Horn, Travertine and Glass Side Table Attributed to Enrique Garcel
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely side table cleverly engineered with two triangular pieces of glass set into a square column of travertine and horn tessellated pieces layered on top. Marked with a label und...
Travertine
Brueton Glass Topped Enameled Steel Side or End Tables
By Brueton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of Breton Steel and enamel side or end tables. These were custom painted to match the decor in two different rooms so while similar are slightly different shades. Th...
Steel
Cini Boeri Chromed Steel and Glass 'Lunario' Table by Knoll
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A striking design by Cini Boeri for Knoll from the 1970’s called the “Lunario” table. Cini Boeri was a contributing designer to Gavina Spa which Knoll acquired in the late 1960’s. Sh...
Steel
Christian Techoueyres Bronze and Glass Table
By Christian Techoueyres
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An elegant bronze table base designed by Christian Techoueyres. This vintage table features a large glass top and a newly redone base. The bronze broad leaf is signed with Paris and ...
Bronze
