Hollywood Regency Chairs
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 Chairs
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Lucite
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Bamboo, Reed
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Marble, Metal
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Paint
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Mahogany
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Oak
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Gold Leaf, Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Chairs
Reed
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Rattan, Reed
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Lucite
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Cherry
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Rattan
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Rattan
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Rattan