Hollywood Regency Stools
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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1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Ceramic
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Chrome
1980s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Fiberglass
1980s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s American Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
2010s Belgian Hollywood Regency Stools
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Upholstery
1930s Chinese Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Terracotta
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Metal
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
1970s Central American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric, Plexiglass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Stools
Wood, Fabric
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
Leather
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Stools
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Silk, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Stools
Marble
2010s Unknown Hollywood Regency Stools
Bone, Resin, Wood
2010s Belgian Hollywood Regency Stools
Bronze
2010s Unknown Hollywood Regency Stools
Bone, Resin, Wood