Hollywood Regency Armchairs
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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1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Fruitwood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Hardwood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Metal
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Textile, Velvet, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Silk
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Mahogany, Upholstery
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Silk, Faux Bamboo
1930s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Mahogany, Velvet
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet
1990s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Metal
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Mohair, Upholstery, Foam, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Aluminum
1950s Mexican Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Silk, Cane, Mahogany, Paint
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Aluminum
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wrought Iron
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Faux Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Linen, Faux Bamboo
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood, Lacquer
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Linen, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet