Directional Coffee and Cocktail Tables

A metal Brutalist patchwork coffee table with slate top designed by the American designer Paul Evans (1931-1987) for Directional. This substantial coffee table is made from a wooden ...

A stunning brutalist Paul Evans PE-128 coffee table which was part of the "Sculptured Metal Collection" for Directional. This dramatic cocktail table ...

Pair of Paul Evans designed cubes from the city scape series for directional. Each cube is a patchwork of brushed stainless steel and polished brass geometric forms. Each measures 12...

All original Paul McCobb mahogany and brass cocktail table model 8706 with travertine marble top from the Irwin Collection by Calvin Furniture, which is part of the work the designer created for Directional. The mid-century modern table features: rectangular Italian travertine top; two slim tray drawers; lower shelf; brass frame; label. 100% original finish and condition. The perfect vintage table to accent any decor. We have all the pieces (large plateau table and sectional sofa with loveseat...

A stunning Paul Evans model PE-14-42 'Four-Pyramid' cocktail table which was part of the "Sculptured Metal Collection" for Directional. This dramatic petal shaped cocktail table is c...

Paul Evans sculpted bronze coffee table, 1974. This piece is signed PE 74 to the base.

This coffee table by Paul Evans is a remarkable piece of his iconic Cityscape collection for Directional Furniture. A perfect square base, completely clad both inside and out in vert...

Mid-Century Modern Signed Paul Evans for Directional large patchwork end table on castors. This is uncommon with the combination of dark gray / pewter colored steel and burl wood til...

One of the most recognizable and important names in the American studio craft movement of the 1960's and 70's, Paul Evans was a groundbreaking pioneer in brutalism. Collaborating as well as sharing a showroom with Phillip Lloyd Powell until 1964 when Evans met the owner of Directional Furniture and created a line of 6 coffee tables to go into the Directional High Point, NC booth for the spring Market. 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; obviously disappointed, owner of Directional, BG agreed to put the tables out on the showroom floor in New York City to placate Evans. What happened can probably best be compared today with "going viral." The coffee tables started flying off the floor, and the orders came rolling in. This fervor led to Evans creating eventually over 800 designs with Directional-- with the very first series being the "Sculptured Metal" Collection which was publicized in 1968. We believe this is one of the original first designs as its photograph is featured as such in the documentary "Paul Evans, Cold Metal into Furniture Art." This piece specifically is the PE-11 Angle Cocktail Table in Oxidized Steel and Bronze. This piece is signed and dated by Evans "PE 68" making it an early example of this piece, and line of furniture. It's extremely important to note: Directional Furniture showrooms in New York City and Chicago were private to-the-trade only showrooms, so only interior designers and their clients were able to custom order these pieces through the showroom. There was never any "inventory" of furniture. Each and every piece was a custom, hand crafted work of art, created to order. No two of any piece were ever alike. Evans eventually went on to employ a team of nearly 90 people, working two shifts-- helping to hand-craft his designs. This could easily explain why not every piece is hand signed, therefore making an early, had-signed piece like this even more desirable for a collector. This piece has a wonderful patina, with vibrant colors and while still brutalist in nature, it's a bit more subdued and could effortlessly be blended into any contemporary environment. We currently have this piece in the gallery paired with a Vladimir Kagan serpentine cloud sofa, and a Karl Springer goatskin credenza...

Paul Evans for Directional Brutalist welded steel coffee table having abstract geometric pattern designs colored with acid pigments in red, blue and yellow under a 1" tempered glass ...

Original Signed Paul Evans square Cityscape faceted brass and chrome coffee or cocktail table. American Mid-Century Modern Design made in 1975 by Paul Evans Studio for Directional....

Over 2,900 square inches of beautiful burled wood cover this large, dramatic coffee table by Milo Baughman for Directional. This table would be a striking centerpiece of a substantia...