Hollywood Regency Chairs
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 American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Rattan
1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1930s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Chairs
Leather, Suede
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Stone, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Walnut
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chairs
Gold Leaf, Iron
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
1940s Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wrought Iron
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Walnut, Fabric
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wrought Iron
1970s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Stone
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Goatskin, Wood
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass, Steel
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1980s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal, Gold Plate
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Bamboo, Reed
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Chrome
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Iron
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Lucite
1890s Belgian Antique Hollywood Regency Chairs
Steel
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century Taiwanese Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wood
1970s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Lucite
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Iron, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Upholstery, Lucite
1980s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Chairs
Cotton, Faux Bamboo