CHARLES HOLLIS JONES 6 SIDE CHAIRS - (SOLD 7/3)
AND SEPARATE BRASS, GLASS AND ACRYLIC TABLE - 42" SQUARE - IN ORIGINAL NEAR MINT 1960'S CONDITION - $4400
Rarely offered in the DFW MSA:
Charles Hollis Jones, born in 1945 in Bloomington, Indiana, began
designing cars at age 8 and cabinets for his parents’ house at age 14,
teaching himself how to translate a design from paper to a finished
product. At 16 he founded CHJ Designs and began selling his work to
department stores. The first of these, Bullocks Department Store in Los
Angeles, purchased small tables, mirrors, wastebaskets and display
cabinets.
Hollis Jones’ innovative work has attracted a prestigious
roster of public and private clients, including the Hotel Le Mondrian,
Bijan Fragrances, Bank of America, Hyatt Regency Hotels and the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors, among many others. Renowned
architect John Lautner was so impressed with the designs that he often
referred his clients to Hollis Jones to create their furniture and
accessories. A "designer’s designer," Hollis Jones also received
numerous commissions from Herbert Bayer, Raymond Loewy and Paul Laszlo.
Hollis Jones’ Beverly Hills showroom also attracted the
attention of the Hollywood elite. Patrons of Hollis Jones have included
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Dean Martin, Diana Ross, Lucille Ball, Johnny
Carson and Tennessee Williams, to name a few.
Over the past 40 years, Hollis Jones’ exploration of
acrylics and metal has attracted international recognition and garnered
numerous awards. In the early 1970’s, his "Edison Lamp," made of Lucite
and metal and using Edison bulbs, won an award in the California Design
11 competition, won the certificate of "Brilliance in Design" from the
German Government, and was placed in the former Pasadena Museum of
Modern Art (now the Norton Simon Museum) along with his folding tables
and étagère. In 1976, Hollis Jones received an award from the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors for his "Metric Line" tables. In
1992, he accepted the Carl Beam Sculpture Award from the AIDS Healthcare
Foundation.
Charles Hollis Jones is still designing in Los Angeles.
