Hollywood Regency Textiles
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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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Textiles
Textile, Silk
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Textiles
Silk
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Beads
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Textiles
Wool
2010s Italian Hollywood Regency Textiles
Velvet
2010s American Hollywood Regency Textiles
Fabric, Down, Feathers
2010s American Hollywood Regency Textiles
Fabric, Silk, Down, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary European Hollywood Regency Textiles
Hide, Beads
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hollywood Regency Textiles
Cotton, Linen, Down
2010s American Hollywood Regency Textiles
Fabric, Silk, Down, Feathers
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Textiles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary European Hollywood Regency Textiles
Linen, Velvet, Beads
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Textiles
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Hollywood Regency Textiles
Wool, Cotton, Hemp, Down
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Textiles
Cotton
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Wool, Silk, Trimming
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Cotton, Silk, Trimming
1950s Japanese Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Wool, Silk
1930s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Silk
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Cotton, Linen, Down, Feathers
1950s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Wool, Silk, Down, Trimming, Feathers
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Silk
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Textiles
Cotton, Silk, Velvet, Down, Feathers