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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2010s English Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood, Zebra Hide
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Chairs
Iron
2010s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Walnut
2010s North American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wicker, Wood
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Aluminum
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
1830s Danish Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Birch
Late 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Chairs
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
2010s Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
Early 2000s Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
2010s Hollywood Regency Chairs
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Zebra Hide, Wood
Early 2000s French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Iron
2010s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood