Percival Lafer Cocktail Tables, Brazilian-Modern Parquet Wood, 1970s
By Paul Evans, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Percival Lafer
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Sold as a pair. Please consider and compare the quality of this set to similar offerings. You won't find a more beautifully restored example anywhere. These 1970's Mid-Century, Br...
Rosewood, Glass, Walnut
Paul Evans Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Metal Patchwork Indoor Planter Box
By Paul Evans
Located in Forney, TX
Paul Evans (1931-1987) American Brutalist industrial modern welded steel and copper, mixed metals patchwork and hardwood planter with rivet accents and removable metal insert.
Metal, Copper, Steel
Important Paul Evans Studio Sculpted Bronze and Resin Sofa, Signed, 1971
By Paul Evans
Located in Culver City, CA
As the story has been recounted by Dorsey Reading, the tables never even made it to the showroom floor. Evans soon found out the tables never even had the opportunity to be sold; obv...
Bronze
Large Mid-Century Double Tier Bronze Coffee Table by Silas Seandel, 1970, Signed
By Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Additional References: Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock, Brutalist Architecture, Paul Evans, Paul Rudolph, Jean Prouve, Le Corbusier.
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Iron
Early Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Throne Chair, Signed and Dated, 1969
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Culver City, CA
As the story has been recounted by Dorsey Reading, the tables never even made it to the showroom floor. Evans soon found out the tables never even had the opportunity to be sold; obv...
Bronze
Important Rare Paul Evans, Cylindrical Console, Wavy Front Credenza C. 1980's
By Paul Evans
Located in Culver City, CA
A little on Evans -- Paul Evans—an iconic American designer who’s often associated with the Studio Craft movement—wasn’t just creating furniture; he was crafting art.
Brass, Steel
Minimalist Marble and Polished Steel Cocktail Table, 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The table’s minimalist language makes it an ideal pairing with modern, brutalist, or postmodern interiors.
Carrara Marble, Steel
$3,080Sale Price|30% Off
Adrian Pearsall Cast Resin Brutalist Dining Table, 1960's
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Culver City, CA
Designed by the legendary Adrian Pearsall, this brutalist dining table base was his answer to Evans’ high-end, sculptural designs—because not everyone could afford a one-of-a-kind we...
Steel
$4,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
4 Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Sculpted Brutalist High Back Dining Chairs
By Paul Evans, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wayne, NJ
They feature tall angular backs .The highly decorated resin surfaces are similar to Paul Evans Brutalist Sculpted Bronze Series studio pieces.
Fabric
Gold Goop Brutalist Loveseat Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
By Paul Evans, Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chattanooga, TN
It unmistakably echoes the “goop” aesthetic of Paul Evans, yet retains Pearsall’s unique architectural flair.
Resin, Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist-Inspired Two-Cushion Sofa (1 of 2)
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall, Paul Evans
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Photographed with other available pieces. Second sofa, coffee table and end table. Wheels were used during photography and are not attached to base of sofa.
Upholstery, Resin, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist-Inspired Two-Cushion Sofa Loveseat (2 of 2)
By Paul Evans, Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Photographed with other available pieces. Second sofa, coffee table and end table. Wheels were used during photography and are not attached to base of sofa.
Upholstery, Resin, Wood
Rotating Top Maitland Smith Tessellated Travertine Side Tables with Brass Inlay
By Maitland Smith
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop - Adrian Pearsall Angular Settee in Cafe au Lait Bouclé c. 1980 Mom & Pop Pair Vladimir Kagan Wingback Swivel Chairs ...
Travertine, Brass
$3,700Sale Price|26% Off
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Sculpted Brutalist Drum Pod Lounge Chair
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wayne, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Brutalist Chair . The highly decorated resin surfaces are similiar to Paul Evans Brutalist Sculpted Bronze Series studio pieces.
Fabric
Pair of Vladimir Kagan Hurricane Lounge Chairs in New Chocolate Brown Bouclé
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop - Karl Springer Style Tessellated Travertine and Brass Gazelle Sculpture Post Modern Curtis Jere Circular Pedestal of...
Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood
Milo Baughman Tuxedo Sofa for Thayer Coggin c. 1970s
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop - Brutalist Paul Evans Style Etched Copper Square Coffee Table c. 1970s Milo Baughman Style Mid Century Parsons Chair...
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Organic Modern Lounge Chairs for Comfort Designs in Camel Bouclé
By Comfort Designs, Inc., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop - Brutalist Paul Evans Style Etched Copper Square Coffee Table c. 1970s
Bouclé, Upholstery
Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss Inc. Model '6999' Loveseat, Chenille, 1950's
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Culver City, CA
If your taste runs toward the collected and intentional-- if your wall has a Paul Evans brutalist cabinet, your entryway, a Karl Springer console or your coffee table is Gabriella Cr...
Chenille, Walnut
Vladimir Kagan A-Symmetric Settee in Ivory Bouclé by Directional, c. 1991
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed and also currently offered in our shop Pair of Italian Giorgio Saporiti Jada Slipper chairs Paul Evans Style Brutalist Propeller Base Coffee Table Stamped, 1970 Charles...
Bouclé, Upholstery
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Bernhard Rohne Acid Etched Brass Art Work, Framed
By Bernhard Rohne
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Rohne’s work, like many pieces of brutalist furniture and sculptures designed by him or like-minded metalworker Paul Evans, remains popular with interior designers and can lend uniqu...
Brass
Price Upon Request
Sculpted Steel Low Table
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans (1931–1987) was a visionary American furniture designer, sculptor, and artist celebrated for his groundbreaking role in the American Craft Movement of the 1970s. Renowned ...
Steel
Brutalist Coffee Table by Paul Evans, Patinated Metal & Slate, 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Queens, NY
Brutalist American Modern 1970s patinated patchwork metal coffee table with riveted copper, brass, and pewter sheeting with slate top (attr: Paul Evans for Directional )
Slate, Copper, Pewter
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
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