Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
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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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Zinc, Aluminum
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1960s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Nickel
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Majolica, Pottery
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Sandstone
1970s English Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Aluminum
1990s American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Aluminum
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Cement
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Metal
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Aluminum
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Stone, Marble
1960s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Iron
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Stone, Marble
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Building and Garden Elements
Aluminum