Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
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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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Ceramic, Paint
20th Century French Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Porcelain
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
20th Century French Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Porcelain
1970s Swiss Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Metal
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Porcelain
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Metal
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold
20th Century American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Fabric
20th Century American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Fabric
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold Plate
Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Silver Plate
1970s German Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Crystal, Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold Plate
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Gold
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Ceramic
20th Century American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Silver Plate
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Lucite
1950s European Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
1990s American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Beads
21st Century and Contemporary French Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Fabric
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Fabric
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Metal, Brass, Chrome