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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Faceted Lucite Backgammon Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faceted Lucite backgammon table with removable glass table top. Entire table is a thick clear Lucite giving this piece a great open feel and mi...
Glass, Lucite
$6,000
H 28.25 in W 31.25 in D 31.25 in
1970s Maison Jansen Backgammon Game / Dining Table in Chrome and Glass 32 in
By Maison Jansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Backgammon Game / Dining Table attributed to Maison Jansen in France. This particular example dates back to the 1970s. The table is comprised of a steel frame with a glass ...
Steel
Romeo Rega Perspex Chess Table, 1970s Italy
By Romeo Rega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and beautiful chess table by Romeo Rega. Full chrome base with a thick, heavy, lucite inlay which supports the chess board. Perspex chess pieces are made with lucite bodies a...
Brass, Chrome
$2,295
H 18.25 in W 20.25 in D 20.25 in
Mid 20th MCM Game End or Side Table Chrome Cube Frame & Backgammon Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Mid-Century Modern game end or side table composed of a cube shaped chrome square tube frame with black plastic corner caps, a lower clear glass inset shelf, & a...
Chrome
Maison Jansen Modernist Backgammon Games Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Very Minimalist and masculine. This chromed steel and mirror glass backgammon games table, Maison Jansen, circa 1975. Backgammon is a game of strategy...
Chrome
Custom-made Backgammon Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This lacquered wood backgammon table is available AND an example of a table that can be made in any size or color combination. Handcrafted with exquisite attention to detail, these b...
Wood
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 26 in D 26 in
Elegant Etched Glass Game Table in the Style of Pace Collection
Located in Chicago, IL
Glass top game table in the manner of Pace Collection. Features a wheel cut, etched 3/4" thick glass game board top with recessed etched drink ...
Brass
$6,540
H 29 in W 26 in D 20 in
Lacquer Blue High Gloss Backgammon Game Table with Removable Top, Made to order
Located in New York, NY
Lacquer blue table that coverts to a backgammon game table. New production. Designed and made in NYC, each table is handcrafted within NYC and has unique attributes. One-day delivery...
Burl, Lacquer
Suede Backgammon and Chess Table, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant game table with removal top. One side of the table is plain suede and the reverse side is a chess board in suede. Cover lifts off to reveal suede backgammon playing surface. ...
Glass, Suede, Wood
Jean-Claude Farhi Methacrylate Game Table, Unique Piece
By Jean-Claude Farhi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Backgamon, checkers and chess table in black, red and white methacrylate, Unique piece. Jean-Claude Farhi (1940-2012) methacrylate game table.
Lucite
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
Lucite and Chrome Dining Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1970’s polish chrome and lucite ‘Metric Line’ dining table by American renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones. Newly professionally polished. Measurements: 60” Diameter,...
Chrome
Acrylic and Chrome Cocktail Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An early acrylic and polished chrome with a 1/2" thick 48"in diameter glass top Cocktail table designed by renowned American designers Charles Hollis Jones in the 1960s. The base h...
Chrome
Chrome and Polish Brass Continental Height Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare polish chrome, brass and clear Lucite game table from “Post Line” by renowned American designer Charles Hollis Jones. All the metal has been newly re-plated and the Lucite has...
Brass, Chrome
Acrylic and Chrome Cocktail Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An early 1960s chrome cocktail table designed by Charles Hollis Jones. The crome is polished chrome with black leather straps that protect the 1.25" thick acrylic top from touching ...
Chrome
Signed Studio Lucite and Nickel ‘Lattice’ Dining Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s studio ‘Lattice’ dining table by American renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones. Charles only made one that is this size. This is a one of...
Nickel
