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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2010s Australian Hollywood Regency Seating
Sheepskin
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Bouclé, Upholstery
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Paint, Fabric, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
1940s Danish Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wool, Mahogany
1940s Finnish Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Sheepskin, Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Bouclé, Upholstery
2010s British Hollywood Regency Seating
Alpaca, Beech
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather, Fruitwood
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Cotton
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1990s American Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1980s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Linen, Faux Bamboo
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Steel
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Rattan, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Naugahyde