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Charles Hollis Jones Sofas

American, b. 1945

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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Creator: Charles Hollis Jones
Vintage White Sofa Designed by Charles Hollis Jones, 1970s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage white Sofa is an original design furniture item realized in the 1970s by Charles Hollis Jones. A three seats sofa in laminate, acrylic, upholstery, brass. Reupholstered in w...
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Charles Hollis Jones sofas for sale on 1stDibs.

Charles Hollis Jones sofas are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Charles Hollis Jones sofas, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sofas by Charles Hollis Jones were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 1970s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sofas by Widdicomb Furniture Co., Metropolitan Furniture, and Weiman Preview Furniture. Prices for Charles Hollis Jones sofas can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $7,959 and can go as high as $14,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $13,363.

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