Charles Hollis Jones
American, 1945
He designed a comfortable writing chair for Tennessee Williams in 1968, received a commission for 40 tissue boxes, 40 waste baskets and many mirrors from Frank Sinatra, created furniture and accessories for Lucille Ball, Diana Ross, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson. He designed a four-poster bed for Sylvester Stallone and JLo owns his “Trelliage” coffee table. Furniture designer to the stars Charles Hollis Jones pioneered the use of acrylic and Lucite in his designs beginning the 1960s, the golden age of plastics. Born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1945, Jones began his career while still a teenager when he visited Los Angeles at the age of 16, and talked his way into a job designing retail store display furnishings for a local furniture manufacturer. He returned to Indiana and immediately after graduating from high school, relocated permanently to Los Angeles, where he continued to work for his summer employer. Six months later, he became head designer for the prestigious furniture and accessory showroom Hudson-Rissman, where he developed his first designs for acrylic and metal furnishings with invisible joints that became his trademark. After seven years, he left Hudson-Rissman and established his own firm, CHJ Designs. Hollis Jones cited his fascination with acrylic as stemming from its unique properties, “It’s shatter-proof, first of all. And the most important thing it does: it carries light. Glass reflects light. Lucite holds it and carries it. If you play with it, you can make a lens to look at something in space. It’s that good. It’s purer than crystal.” Southern California Modernist architect John Lautner was a great admirer of Jones’ work, engaging him to work on 13 houses with him. For interior designer Arthur Elrod’s iconic Palm Springs home, Charles Hollis Jones contributed 40 pieces. Jones recalled Lautner’s words, ‘Charles, I can design an obstruction, design me a vista,’ and I would do chairs and things like that, and I did lots of Lucite tables. He thought my work made his work show off.’ Charles Hollis Jones lives in Los Angeles and continues to design furniture and decorative accessories.
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Twisted Lucite & Brass King Size Bed by Charles Hollis Jones
H 91 in W 91 in
$ 65,000
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Charles Hollis Jones "Treillage" Coffee Table in Polished Nickel
H 16 in W 35 in D 35 in
$ 12,950
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Brass & Bronzed Lucite Magazine Holder by Charles Hollis Jones
H 16 in W 15 in D 8 in
$ 3,250
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Pair of Lucite and Brass "Box" Line Benches by Charles Hollis Jones
H 18 in W 18 in D 14 in
$ 12,950
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Charles Hollis Jones X-Base Vanity Mirror in Chrome
H 19 in W 11 in D 8 in
$ 2,400
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"Sinatra" Brass Barstools with Swivel Seats by Charles Hollis Jones
H 29 in DIA 15 in
$ 10,950
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Charles Hollis Jones "Stallone" Bed in Lucite and Brass
H 91 in W 77 in D 91 in
$ 56,450
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Serving Tray in White Lucite & Brass by Charles Hollis Jones
H 2 in W 28 in D 14 in
$ 1,650
Charles Hollis Jones
Set of 4 Solid Brass Barstools With Swivel Seats by Charles Hollis Jones
H 41 in W 21 in D 21 in
$ 23,950
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Charles Hollis Jones "Bob Hope" King-Size Bed in Lucite & Polished Nickel
H 91 in W 77 in D 91 in
$ 56,995
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Mid-Century Lucite and polished nickel 'Metric' side tables
H 21.26 in W 14.17 in D 13.39 in
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Pair of Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Coffee Tables or Side Tables
H 15.75 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
$ 5,950
Charles Hollis Jones
Charles Hollis Jones Faux Bamboo in Lucite & Brass Console (Pair Available)
H 29 in W 56 in D 18 in
$ 4,200
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A Mid Century Modern Charles Hollis Jones designed end table, 1950s.
H 22 in W 24 in D 24 in
$ 1,400
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Large Charles Hollis Jones "Waterfall" Coffee Table in Brass & Lucite
H 17 in W 60 in D 36 in
$ 15,950
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Charles Hollis Jones King Size Bed in Brass & Lucite
H 91 in W 78 in D 91 in
$ 57,750
Charles Hollis Jones
Brass and Lucite "Empire" Style Benches by Charles Hollis Jones
H 18 in W 18 in D 14 in
$ 10,950
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Hollywood Regency Lucite & Brass Coffee Table on Casters by Charles Hollis Jones
H 19 in W 36 in D 36 in
$ 1,495
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Charles Hollis Jones "Metric" Lucite & Brass Dining Table
H 28 in W 84 in D 44 in
$ 7,500
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Vintage "Metric" Collection Dining Table by Charles Hollis Jones.
H 29 in W 72 in D 41 in
$ 10,800
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Charles Hollis Jones Waterfall Coffee Table in Acrylic, Chrome, 1960s
H 17 in W 60 in D 30 in
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Oversized Dice Bookends in Lucite by Charles Hollis Jones
H 4 in W 4 in D 4 in
$ 2,250
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