Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
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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1960s North American Hollywood Regency Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Mirror, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane, Wicker
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Nickel
1980s American Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Brass, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Chrome
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Copper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Aluminum
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Teak
1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Nickel