1970s Lucite Waterfall Nesting Tables - Set of 3

Description

Large-scale waterfall nesting tables in Lucite, American 1970s. The scale of these tables makes them impressive. Excellent as side tables … more Large-scale waterfall nesting tables in Lucite, American 1970s. The scale of these tables makes them impressive. Excellent as side tables that can expand or be shared throughout the room. Allows light through looking “invisible” in a small space while offering additional table surface when needed. A minimalist and sophisticated style that blend seamlessly with their surroundings.

The condition is beautiful, with fine surface scratches at the surface as signs of age and use. Likely could be polished to perfect once again… or enjoyed without worry as they are, still plenty of shine/life left.

Large: 20.24" W x 19.5" D x 20" H
Med: 18"W x 19.5" D x 18" H
Small: 14.625 W x 19.5" D x 16" H
Lucite is 1/2" thick on all three

Attributed to Charles Hollis Jones (see below).

Charles Hollis Jones Side Tables
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. less