Hollywood Regency Canapes
The California-born style of Hollywood Regency, also known as Regency Moderne, emerged during the Golden Era of cinema from the 1920s to the ’50s. Decadent and bold, vintage Hollywood Regency furniture and interiors playfully mix colors like jewel tones and hot pinks with lacquered walls, gilded accents, mirrored surfaces and metallic finishes for maximalist spaces.
Although it involved elements of the coinciding Art Deco movement, such as a preference for clean lines, Hollywood Regency was much more opulent, inspired by glamorous movie stars and the lavish set designs for films being made in Tinseltown. Furniture designers associated with the style embraced an eclectic range of influences, including throwbacks to previous styles of grandeur, such as Rococo, neoclassical and chinoiserie, as well as materials, from bamboo dining chairs to lucite bar carts to sunburst mirrors made from gilded resin. Hollywood Regency end tables, floor lamps, chandeliers and other pieces tended to be small-scale, fitting into an overall design rather than serving as a focal point.
Interior decorator Dorothy Draper led the shaping of the Hollywood Regency style and also designed iconic pieces like the España chest, which was manufactured by Henredon. Virginia native William “Billy” Haines, a furniture designer who started as an actor, contrasted hand-painted wallpaper with Chinese ceramics and Chippendale chairs, while architect John Elgin Woolf imbued his Beverly Hills designs with theatrical details. Paul Revere Williams, a trailblazing African-American architect, was pivotal in defining the look through his commercial projects, such as the 1940s Beverly Hills Hotel and bespoke homes that mixed everything from Louis XV paneling to Georgian architecture.
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1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
Mahogany
Late 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Canapes
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
2010s Turkish Hollywood Regency Canapes
Foam, Hardwood, Bouclé, Upholstery
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Canapes
Walnut, Silk
Mid-20th Century Danish Hollywood Regency Canapes
Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Canapes
Upholstery, Velvet, Beech, Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Canapes
Velvet
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Canapes
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Hollywood Regency Canapes
Brass, Iron
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Hollywood Regency Canapes
Iron, Brass
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Canapes
Wood, Upholstery
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Canapes
Upholstery, Down
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Canapes
Velvet
1980s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
Wool
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
Fabric
1990s North American Hollywood Regency Canapes
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Canapes
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Canapes
Silk, Upholstery, Wood, Pine
1930s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
1930s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Canapes
Fabric, Wood