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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21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Leather
1920s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Silver Leaf
1970s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal, Brass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Chrome, Bronze, Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Cane, Cherry
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Marble, Brass
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Stone, Brass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Leather, Wood
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1930s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Lucite, Sheepskin
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Hardwood
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1950s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s Philippine Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Ultrasuede
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel, Chrome
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Lucite
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1850s French Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1970s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Silk
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Chrome
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Marble, Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Faux Bamboo, Cane