Hollywood Regency Lighting
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 Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Terracotta
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Lighting
Gold Leaf, Iron
2010s Hollywood Regency Lighting
Bone
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Metal
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Ceramic, Plaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lighting
Aluminum
1970s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Bronze
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Nickel
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Travertine, Metal
1960s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Lucite, Blown Glass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Gold, Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Metal, Tôle
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass, Gold Plate
1970s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Metal
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Lighting
Glass
1960s Austrian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1960s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Porcelain
20th Century Swedish Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Lighting
Gold Leaf, Iron
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Murano Glass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass