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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1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Hide, Bouclé, Bamboo
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather, Rattan
1960s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Cane, Satinwood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Chrome
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Lucite
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Cane, Wood
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Moroccan Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1950s Danish Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Jacquard, Teak, Pine
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Sheepskin, Giltwood, Upholstery
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Fabric
1990s Belgian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Cane
Late 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Seating
Silk, Rattan
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Hardwood
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan, Wood
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Gesso, Giltwood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1920s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Beech
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
1950s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1940s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1990s Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Jacquard, Walnut
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Walnut