Paul Evans Furniture
American, 1931-1987
A designer and sculptor, Paul Evans was a wild card of late 20th century modernism. A leading light of the American Studio Furniture movement, Evans’s sideboards, credenzas, coffee tables and other work manifests a singular aesthetic sense, as well as a seemingly contradictory appreciation for both folk art forms and for new materials and technologies.
Evans’s primary material was metal, not wood, which was favored by his fellow studio designers, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, neighbors George Nakashima and Phillip Lloyd Powell. He trained in metallurgy and studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, the famed crucible of modern design and art in suburban Detroit. For a time early in his career, Evans also worked at Sturbridge Village, a historical “living museum” in Massachusetts, where he gave demonstrations as a costumed silversmith.
Evans’s earliest work unites these influences. The pieces that made his reputation are known as “sculpted-front” cabinets: wood cases faced with box-like high-relief patinated steel mounts laid out in a grid pattern. Each mount contains a metal emblem, or glyph, and the effect is that of a brawny quilt.
Evans’s later work falls into three distinct style groups. His sculpted-bronze pieces, begun in the mid-1960s, show Evans at his most expressive. He employed a technique in which resin is hand-shaped, and later sprayed with a metal coating, allowing for artistic nuance in the making of chairs, tables and case pieces. Later in the decade and into the 1970s, Evans produced his Argente series for celebrated manufacturer Directional (a brand known to vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors everywhere): consoles and other furniture forms that feature aluminum and pigment-infused metal surfaces welded into abstract organic forms and patterns.
Last, Evans's Cityscape design series — a milestone in the history of brutalist design — meshed perfectly with the sleek, “high tech” sensibility of the later ’70s. Evans constructed boxy forms and faced them with irregular mosaic patterns that mixed rectangular plaques of chromed steel, bronze or burlwood veneer. These, like all of Paul Evans’s designs, are both useful and eye-catching. But their appeal has another, more visceral quality: these pieces have clearly been touched by an artist’s hand.
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Creator: Paul Evans
Paul Evans Rare and Large Argente Studio Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans
Argente cabinet
Paul Evans Studio
USA
Welded aluminum, lacquered wood, felt, leather, welded steel
Measures: 80 H × 36.5 W × 21.5 D in
Rare studio bench-made Argente ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Welded and Painted Steel Paul Evans Studio Circular Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Welded and Painted Steel Paul Evans Studio circular coffee table.
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Paul Evans Brutalist Sideboard for Directional
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An iconic vintage modern design by Paul Evans with an elaborate chrome patchwork design. This stylish case piece boasts a spacious black interior hidden behind four cabinet doors. A ...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Glass Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique coffee table by Paul Evans features contrasting textures and colors in its geometric base along with a large glass top. Rare and collectible, this vintage table by renown...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Directional 4 Rare Patchwork Chairs Patinated Brass Steel Leatherette
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super rare set of four original condition and signed Paul Evans for Directional patchwork chairs on castors. Clad in patinated brass, atop welded and enameled steel bases, upholste...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Paul Evans Sculpted Metal Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans
Rare sculpted metal dining table
Paul Evans Studio
gilt, welded and patinated steel, glass
Measures: 29 ¾ x 98 x 48 in. (75.6 x 248.9 x 121.9 cm).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Imposto on Iron "Stalagmite" Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
A bronze and glass "Stalagmite" coffee table Model P128 the thick round glass top under bronze (actually bronze over iron) base, the brutalist design with thick imposto like applicat...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mid Century Paul Evans Cityscape Wall Mirror & Console Table Shelf in Brass
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible design combination, a cityscape wall shelf and mirror designed by Paul Evans in the 1970's. The set features fine heavy construction with brass clad patchwork design. I...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Excellent Paul Evans Chrome Cityscape Credenza Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Excellent Paul Evans chrome Cityscape credenza. This piece is in remarkable condition because it was covered with a piece of glass for the last ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans CityScape Sideboard for Directional Brass Tiles & Burl Wood Doors
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare 1970s Paul Evans Cityscape sideboard with waterfall ends for Directional with brass tiles and book matched Burl wood doors. Interior laminated in black...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Cityscape Chrome and Glass Shelf
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Evans Cityscape with Chrome Holders and Glass Shelf. In original condition with visible wear, consistent with age and use. New glass plate. Another available in brass.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans American Mid-Century Brutalist Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Forney, TX
Paul Evans (1931-1987) American Brutalist industrial modern welded steel, copper, mixed metals patchwork coffee table with rivet accents and i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Copper, Steel, Metal
Paul Evans Cityscape Patchwork Burlwood Credenza
By Directional, Milo Baughman, Paul Evans
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans Cityscape patchwork burlwood credenza. This stunning long mid-century Paul Evans for Directional credenza or chest is comprised of cabine...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Moden Paul Evans Mirror
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans mirror featuring a geometric designed shape that allows this wall mirror to be used as a shelf as well.
(Please conf...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Cityscape Bar Cart Pe 200 Series for Directional
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful signed Mid-Century Modern bar cabinet by Paul Evans for Directional. A wonderful patchwork design with a flip top and two cabinet doors below. Sleek case piece that looks g...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans "Cityscape" Dining / Console Table
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Denton, TX
Paul Evans cityscape for Directional dining / console table with chrome-plated steel and burled wood base. Glass not included
Base dimensions: 63 L x 19 D x 28.38
Glass: 71 3/...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Large Paul Evans Ten Segment Chrome Coffee Table, for Directional
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Paul Evans ten segment chrome coffee table, for Directional. This iconic Mid-Century Modern example is in near mint condition, with numerous two-tone polished and satin chrome ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Paul Evans Cityscape Wall Mirror & Console Table Shelf in Chrome
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible design combination, a cityscape wall shelf and mirror designed by Paul Evans in the 1970's. The set features fine heavy construction with chrome clad patchwork design. ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Monumental Burl Wood Parsons Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional custom monumental Mid-Century Modern Parsons extension dining table or conference table
By Paul Evans for Directional, "Cityscape" Collection
USA, 1970s
...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Burl
Paul Evans Signed Mid Century Chrome Cityscape Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans Signed mid century chrome Cityscape dining table
This table measures: 48 wide x 48 deep x 26 inches high, with a chair clearance of 24 ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Glass
Cityscape Dining Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous vintage burlwood top Paul Evans dining table with brass base. Large table top with no scratches on it. Base has nice detail and t...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Cityscape Fabric Desk Arm Side Chair with Castors Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Wayne, NJ
Chrome cityscape fabric desk arm side chair with castors by Paul Evans Inc. Has a metallic stripe on fabric. May work well as a vanity chair also, b...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Wall-Mounted "Cityscape" Console in Tessellated Chrome 1970s 'Signed'
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Wall-mounted console table, supporting brackets in tessellated chrome with glass top, by Paul Evans, Cityscape Series, for Directional Furniture, American 1970s (signed “Paul Evans”).
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Rare Circular Paul Evans Welded and Patinated Steel Dining Table for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans welded and patinated steel dining table for Directional Model PE 46. Signed: "Paul Evans 74", USA.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Cityscape Patchwork Burlwood Console or Dining Table Base
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans for Directional cityscape patchwork burlwood console table, center table or dining table base. This stunning Mid-Century Modern Evans att...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Burl
Paul Evans Scuplted Bronze Gesso Brutalist Skyline Dining Table Signed PE 77
By Paul Evans
Located in Ferndale, MI
Paul Evans dining table. Sculpted bronze resin over wood frame supports .75' thick glass top . Signed by Evans studio " PE 77 " . Fine original condition .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Paul Evans Welded and Patinated Steel Patchwork Side Tables
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Paul Evans welded and patinated steel side tables top inset with a slate for Studio for Directional.
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Modern Brutalist Sculptural Welded Steel & Bronze Dining Table Paul Evans 1970s
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stupendous and iconic, glass topped dining table, on sculpturally welded steel and bronze bases, by Paul evans for Directional, circa the 1970s. In excell...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Paul Evans Cityscape Game, Side Table
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in New York, NY
Nice signed example from the Cityscape series by Paul Evans for Directional. Hard to find form, usable as a game, side, or occasional table. This table is in good, original condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Brutalist Mixed Metal and Slate Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century Brutalist-style slate-top coffee table with mixed metal patch work base. (Attributed PAUL EVANS).
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Signed Vintage Sculpted Bronze Stalagmite Cocktail Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful signed sculpted Paul Evans cocktail table from 1976 looks like molten castle drippings of bronze of varying heights in brutalist and crown forms. It is called the stalagmite table...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Cityscape Patchwork Wall Console, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage wall mount console makes a unique display shelf in a variety of interiors. Cityscape design makes this patchwork chrome wall shelf...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Console for Directional Brutalist Sculpted Bronze & Glass Wall Mount
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
1960s sculpted bronze wall mount console designed by Paul Evans and produced by Directional. New glass top. Original wall mount brackets.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Skyline Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans sculpted bronze brutalist skyline coffee table, signed PE71
Glass top is 3/4" thick, 28" deep and 55" wide. Base is 15" high, 28" deep...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Chrome "Cityscape" Dining Table by Paul Evans for Directional
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional vintage “Cityscape” dining table designed by Paul Evans for Directional in the United States, circa 1970s. This dining table belongs to ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Wall Mirror
By Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Evans Cityscape wall mirror in a chrome and brass patch work design.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze 2-Door Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans sculpted bronze cabinet
Incised signature and date
Original surface, grain painted interior and shelf.
Category
1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Resin
Paul Evans Cityscape Cubist Dining Chairs Mid-Century Modern Boucle Fabric 1970s
By Paul Evans, Barbara Barry
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Set of 4 Iconic Paul Evans PE240 Directional Cityscape Cubist Mid-Century Modern dining chairs. Back and seat cushions are soft and comfortable. Features sturdy wooden chair frame wi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Cityscape Wall Mirror
By Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Evans Cityscape brass wall mirror. In very good condition with signs of age and use, ready to install.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Floating Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern credenza by Paul Evans for "Directional". Burl walnut veneer patch work panels with metal patch work base. Signed on the left side base.
(Please confirm item loca...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Pyramidal Wall Brackets
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sculpted bronze wall brackets with original glass shelf
Measures: Glass shelf 60" L x 14" D.
Category
1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Resin
Midcentury Dining Table by Paul Evans for Directional
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning vintage dining table by Paul Evans for Directional. Beautiful patchwork burl wood design that sits on a pedestal base with chrom...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Brutalist Paul Evans Patinated Patchwork Coffee Table with Slate Top
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist American Modern 1970s Paul Evans for Directional patinated patchwork metal coffee table with riveted copper, brass, and pewter sheet...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Copper, Pewter
Paul Evans Cityscape Mid Century Burl Wood Floating Display Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans cityscape Mid Century burl wood floating display cabinet
Measures: 24.5 wide x 13.75 deep x 48.25 inches high
This price includes getting this piece in what we call res...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Burl
Paul Evans King Size Bedframe with Brass Tiles
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans king size bedframe with brass tiles, cladded squared tiles in brass make the structure exterior finish.
The top horizontal soffit has 3 dimmable reading lights.
Vertical columns have bifold...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Model PE-11 Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
Welded and patinated steel PE-11 coffee table by Paul Evans Studio for Directional, 1966. Table is in excellent original condition with a beautiful patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Mixed Metal Skyscraper Table Lamp
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Skyscraper mixed metal table lamp with dimmer by Paul Evans. Has been freshly rewired. The dimmer surrounds the stem near the neck and turns clockwise/counter clockwise to adjust the...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans, Cityscape Brass and Chrome Occasional Table, PE 400 Series
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
A super and unique Paul Evans brass and chrome patchwork cityscape square form coffee/ side table. model no PE 400by signed Paul Evans, circa 1975. Paul Evans Studio for Directional,...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Original Paul Evans Brutalist PE-11 Cocktail Table
By Paul Evans
Located in East Hampton, NY
Welded and patinated steel PE-11 Brutalist coffee table by Paul Evans Studio for Directional, 1966.
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Paul Evans Mid Century Burl Wood Floating Display Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans Mid Century burl wood floating display cabinet.
Measures: 24.5 wide x 13.75 deep x 48.25 high.
Veneer Loss.
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call Restored ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Wood
Paul Evans Cityscape Mirror in Chrome, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall mirror by Paul Evans. Cityscape chrome and signed. Can be used as wall or floor mirror.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Sculpture
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
An early tabletop sculpture by Paul Evans. This work shows Evans experimentation with surface texture and finish. These same finishes were carried over to his studio furniture. Looki...
Category
1960s Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Ice Bucket, Cityscape, Brass, Chrome, Glass
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans ice bucket, Cityscape brass, chrome, glass. Chunky brass and chrome patchwork ice bucket with hinged lid from Evans' Cityscape series ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Cityscape Coffee Table Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large brass patchwork cityscape coffee table in contrast with a rather unusual Brazilian rosewood top. A very generous size with striking visual impact. This is a custom pieces executed circa 1975 by Paul Evans for Directional.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze "Stalagmite" Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
A bronze and glass "Stalagmite" coffee table Model PE-128 the thick round glass top under bronze (actually bronze over iron) base, the Brutalist design with thick imposto like applic...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell, Very Rare, Walnut and Pewter Bottle
By Phillip Lloyd Powell, Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a very rare bottle. Only 5 were made because it was very difficult to make. This one was a gift to one of our clients.
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Rare Brutalist "Sculpted Bronze" Cabinet by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
"Sculpted bronze" buffet by Paul Evans for Directional the front fitted with four panel doors and the top fitted typical slate slabs, the inside featuring adjustable shelves. Signed:...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Paul Evans Dining Table with Leaf
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Polished chrome patchwork table by Paul Evans for his Cityscape line. Comes with a 15" leaf.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Paul Evans furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Paul Evans furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Paul Evans were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Widdicomb Furniture Co., Mastercraft, and Harvey Probber. Prices for Paul Evans furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $713 and can go as high as $220,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $11,832.