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 Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Rattan, Leather
1980s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Animal Skin
1980s Scandinavian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Trimming
1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Steel
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Bronze
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo, Reed
1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Satin, Hardwood, Lacquer
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Velvet, Lucite
1980s Brazilian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Foam
1980s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Aluminum
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Cotton
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Cotton, Faux Bamboo
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Rattan
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood, Upholstery
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Rattan, Reed
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Velvet
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Bouclé
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
1980s Swedish Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Chrome
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Iron
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Lucite
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Wood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Austrian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Bentwood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Fabric, Rattan
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Wood
1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal, Gold Plate
1980s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Brass
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Parchment Paper, Velvet
1980s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Seating
Metal