Hollywood Regency Benches
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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1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Iron
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Benches
Mohair, Silk, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Benches
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Iron
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Brass
1960s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery
2010s Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Benches
Wrought Iron
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Brass
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Benches
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Metal, Gold Plate
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Benches
Wicker, Rattan
1960s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Wrought Iron
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Ultrasuede, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Faux Bamboo, Wood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Brass
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Benches
Fabric, Wood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Iron
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Benches
Wrought Iron
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Wood, Cane
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Asian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Cane, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Iron
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Benches
Brass, Steel
1930s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Metal
1920s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Iron
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Velvet
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Benches
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Leather, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Benches
Wrought Iron
1940s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Steel, Gold Leaf
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Metal
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Iron
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Hollywood Regency Benches
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Benches
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Velvet, Lucite
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Brass, Chrome
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Mahogany, Fabric
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Benches
Fabric, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Bronze, Iron
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Benches
Fabric
1990s Hollywood Regency Benches
Upholstery, Wood