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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20th Century French Hollywood Regency Seating
Gold Leaf, Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Gold Leaf
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Chrome
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Gold, Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Paint
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Bronze
1980s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Gold Leaf
2010s Belgian Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze, Chrome
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
2010s Belgian Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze, Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Lucite
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet, Oak
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
20th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather, Pine
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Gold Leaf
1950s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Elm
1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Gold Plate
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1970s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Gold Plate
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Gold Leaf
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal, Gold Leaf
2010s Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood