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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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1990s American Hollywood Regency Seating
Giltwood
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Seating
Mohair, Wood
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Hollywood Regency Seating
Faux Bamboo, Wood, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Faux Bamboo
1980s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo, Cane
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo
1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet, Fruitwood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wicker
1920s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Velvet
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Ceramic
1970s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Faux Bamboo, Wood, Paint
1960s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
2010s Australian Hollywood Regency Seating
Sheepskin
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Fabric
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Terracotta
20th Century Hollywood Regency Seating
Mohair
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Silk, Velvet, Mahogany
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Lacquer
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Lucite
1940s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Austrian Hollywood Regency Seating
Cane, Bentwood
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery