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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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Ultrasuede, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Fabric
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Textile
2010s Australian Hollywood Regency Seating
Sheepskin
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Cane, Wood
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Iron, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Mahogany
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Sycamore, Satin
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Reed
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wicker
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Lucite
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Fur
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Hardwood
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1950s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Bamboo, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Wicker, Wood
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze, Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Velvet
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Ultrasuede
Late 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric