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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1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wrought Iron
1890s Belgian Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Lucite
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1930s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Lucite, Sheepskin
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel, Brass, Iron
1960s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Chrome
Late 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Hardwood, Velvet
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wrought Iron
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Straw, Oak
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood, Damask
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal, Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Cherry
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Cane, Wood, Lacquer
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wrought Iron
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1970s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wicker