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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1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Seating
Mohair, Silk, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Bamboo, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Textile
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet, Upholstery
1940s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood, Upholstery
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Mahogany
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Terracotta
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan
1940s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Beech
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Hide, Bouclé, Bamboo
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Beech
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Chrome
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Lacquer, Velvet
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Wicker
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Sheepskin, Giltwood, Upholstery
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1970s Swedish Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Hardwood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Bamboo, Wood
Early 2000s Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo