Hollywood Regency Seating
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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1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Foam
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Mohair
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Fur
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo, Laminate
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Glass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Ceramic
Late 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Seating
Silk, Rattan
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron, Iron
20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Bamboo, Reed
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
1930s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Sycamore, Satin
21st Century and Contemporary European Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Marble, Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Zinc, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Seating
Paint
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Leather
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Chrome
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1990s Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Fur
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Steel
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Bentwood
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Mahogany
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet, Foam, Wood
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century European Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Chrome