Lucite and gilded brass gueridon Hollywood Regency

Lucite and gilded brass gueridon in Hollywood Regency style attributed to Charles Hollis Jones. It rests on three legs connected by a stretcher and finished with gilded brass caps. From the 1980s. Dimensions: Height: 70 cm. Width: 69 cm. Diameter of the tabletop circle: 60 cm. Shipping in the Paris region is free. Shipping in France and neighbouring countries is possible via the Cocolis website. The ubiquitous use of acrylic and Lucite today owes much of its lasting popularity to the seasoned creative Charles Hollis Jones. Nicknamed "Mr. Lucite, " the Californian furniture designer and artist made a name for himself—and contributed to the enduring legacy of a material that one might not initially consider prestigious—with chairs, tables, and other furnishings made from polymethyl methacrylate, a scientifically known substance. While the common thread in Jones's work is the presence of translucent materials, his creations are anything but one-dimensional. The son of a carpenter from Indiana, Jones has always been fascinated by structures and the reinvention of those that already existed. He began working with furniture manufacturers while still a teenager and gained recognition in the 1960s and 1970s by researching and experimenting with techniques to shape acrylic into unconventional forms. "If I design a T.A.B.L.E. Without thinking about the name, I can pretend I've never seen one, " he told PIN-UP magazine. His design combinations range from Lucite, brass, and glass on elegant dining tables to more unusual applications of Lucite as legs for upholstered sofas and frames for chairs in Tibetan fur. Jones's work is as varied as his client list, which includes Frank Sinatra, Sylvester Stallone, and the Kardashians. For Tennessee Williams, he created a writing chair called the Wisteria chair. Jones.