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
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
19th Century American Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Cane
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Stone, Brass
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Silk, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Mohair
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Cotton
2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood, Faux Bamboo, Cane
1980s Austrian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
2010s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Faux Fur, Plaster
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass, Steel
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Cotton, Faux Bamboo
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass, Iron, Steel
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Leather
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Lucite, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Hardwood
1940s Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Mohair, Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
Late 18th Century American Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Gesso, Upholstery, Cane, Rattan
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Paint
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1960s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Bronze