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 for Directional PE-102 Mid Century Stalagmite Bronze Dining Table
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans for Directional PE-102 Mid Century Stalagmite Bronze Dining Table
This dining table measures: 90 wide x 47.75 deep x 28.75 inches high, with a chair clearance of 28 inche...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Coffee Table for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Coffee Table Directional Model PE-208. The Cityscape line for the Directional Furniture Company, was the result of Directional's partnering with Paul Evans to create a more hand cra...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Biscuit Tufted Cityscape Sofas, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
An exceptional pair of Paul Evans biscuit tufted Cityscape sofas, signed and in near mint condition. Finding one is hard, but a pair in this pristine st...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$160,000 / set
Magnificent Paul Evans Chrome Cityscape Kingsize Bed Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A Magnificent Paul Evans Cityscape four-poster canopy king-size bed in polished chrome patchwork.
interior measurements 82"D x 80"W. This bed does include the beautiful fabric panel...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$32,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Evans Brutalist Mixed Metal Coffee Table for Directional
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Evans Brutalist mixed metal coffee table for directional.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Patchwork Hanging Shelf Console Table & Mirror
By Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul Evans studio floating shelf and mirror set circa early 1970's. It features copper, bronze and pewter cladding in a patchwork design. Console shelf measures 60 x 13 x 6.5 inches ...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Paul Evans, Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Deep Relief Sideboard, Sculputed Bronze
By Paul Evans
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid Century Paul Evans Deep Relief Sideboard, Credenza or Console Table
Paul Evans handcrafted "Deep Relief" Brutalist sideboard with welded and polychromed steel doors in shades of red, gold, green and bronze is a stunning design. A relief of vertical fragments structures the four doors of this sideboard separated by a center bronze design. Highlighted by the color changes, the tactile design has a great appearance. On the top, we have three slate panels...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Bronze, Steel
Paul Evans Cityscape Canopy King Headboard in Brass and Chrome, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
Model PE-204 for Directional Furniture. An outstanding King headboard designed and made by Paul Evans. It includes recessed lighting and two storage ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Large Slate Top Patchwork Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Brutalist patchwork coffee table with slate top by Paul Evans. The base is a variety of metals patchworked together to create an amazing mosaic of color and texture. Table measures ...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Copper
Paul Evans King Headboard Burl Wood and Brass 'Cityscape' for Directional 1970's
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Paul Evans King Headboard Burl Wood and Brass 'Cityscape' for Directional 1970's
Slab form, brass and burl wood patchwork tiles. King size, wall mountable using bias cut mounting boa...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modern Paul Evans Round Stalagmite Form Base with Glass Top Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern round glass and stalagmite form coffee table. Original finish. Signed P E 69'. Glass is 1/4" thick.
Category
1960s North American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Glass
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze PE 128 "Stalagmite" Coffee Table 1971 (Signed)
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in New York, NY
The work of Paul Evans is characterized by its seamless joining of art with functionality, the designers craftsmanship and his bold aesthetic. No where is this more evident than in t...
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1970s North American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Sheet Metal
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
By Phillip Lloyd Powell, Paul Evans
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Pewter
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Evans Brutalist Bronze Stalagmite Cocktail Coffee Table 1969 Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Very rare sculptural brutalist Paul Evans stalagmite base coffee table signed PE 69. The bronze and resin composite base is in very good vintage condition showing its deep dark bronz...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Brutalist Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From a one owner estate, comes the opportunity to own an authentic PE-13, coffee table base by Paul Evans for Directional. Table is signed PE 74. A great brutalist piece comprised ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chrome Cityscape Dining Pedestals by Paul Evans - Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Seize the rare opportunity to own an authentic and rare chrome metal patchwork pedestal dining table by Paul Evans. Table is comprised of 2 L-shaped pedestals clad in chrome pieces l...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Paul Evans Mirror, Sculpted Bronze, Signed
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Mirror, Sculpted Bronze, Aluminum, Signed. Large individually crafted bronze resin over wood wall mirror, decorated with a variety of abst...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Cityscape Side Table, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Evans design Cityscape side table or nightstand in chrome, signed. Super 1970's styling that is architectural as well as urban. Commercial su...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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
Burl Cityscape Executive Desk By Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
A period Paul Evans Desk in Cityscape Burl wood. In rather remarkable original condition minus some minor wear and tear that can easily be fixed. Please request additional photos a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Wood
1970's Cityscape Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cityscape Coffee Table by Paul Evans, c. 1970's, USA
L 51" x W 23.5" x H 13"
FDV11574
*Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Glass Top Cityscape Citiscape Signed Dining Room Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Wayne, NJ
This is a Glamorus Paul Evans glass top cityscape 8 foot dining table. Please note, this is a mirror finish show showing many reflections in photos...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Glass
$8,255 Sale Price
35% Off
Paul Evans Custom Cityscape Etageres with Lighting, Signed, c. 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance your mid-century modern decor with the exclusive Paul Evans Custom Cityscape Etageres with Lighting, Signed, c. 1970s. These remarkable pieces were custom-made for their orig...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Wall Hung PE-40 Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Paul Evans sculpted bronze cabinet.
Hand sculpted Resin over wood with an atomized bronze coating.
Original Hand- Cleft Slate tops.
O...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans PE-71 Mid Century Sculpted Bronze Stalagmite Oval Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans PE-71 Mid Century Sculpted Bronze Stalagmite Oval Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 59.75 wide x 23.75 deep x 16.25 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Patchwork & Slate Console & Mirror Set, USA 1960's
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Matched Console & Mirror set by Paul Evans in patinated Copper, Brass, and steel riveted patchwork. Slate top on the console. The mirror is 31x31x5 Console 60x13x6.5
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Steel, Copper, Brass
Paul Evans Patchwork Metal Rectangle Coffee Table Base
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Evans for Directional Metal Patchwork Table Base
Welded Steel, Bronze & Copper
1970s
Glass Top Measurements
Length : 48 in
Depth : 24 in
Thickness ...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Steel
Paul Evans Cityscape Wall Unit in Chrome & Glass
By Paul Evans
Located in Greensboro, NC
An exceptional “Cityscape” wall unit by Paul Evans.
Four wall mounted supports with attached desk and single drawer & smoked glass shelving.
Good vintage condition with some signs...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Flip Top Cityscape Bar Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Step back in time with this authentic, vintage Paul Evans Cityscape bar cabinet from the 1970s. This striking piece combines the distinct aesthetic of Paul Evans with the practicalit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Burl
$9,750 Sale Price
35% Off
Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965
Patinated copper with applied bronze and pewter throughout, Interior with original "Blue Antique" finish
Dimensions:
7 h × 16 w × 8 d in
P...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Pewter
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Evans Glass Chrome Cityscape Coffee Table for Directional 1970s
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Paul Evans Glass Chrome Cityscape Coffee Table for Directional 1970s
1970's Cityscape for Directional Furniture table by Paul Evans. Patchwork of chrome an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Bronze Stalagmite Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Hudson, NY
A sculpted bronze and glass “Stalagmite” coffee table, the thick round glass top sits on top of a bronze base, decorated with thick impasto like application of bronze over an iron fr...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Paul Evans Brutalist Cocktail Table 1969
By Paul Evans
Located in Hudson, NY
Amazing signed Paul Evans 1969 welded metal brutalist cocktail coffee table. Both signed and dated. As seen by the date, this is one of his older table...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare "Sculpted Bronze" Wall-Hanging Cabinet by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare "sculpted bronze" wall-hanging cabinet by Paul Evans Model PE 40 for Directional. The front fitted two bi-fold doors , the top inset with typical slate top. Incised signature an...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Resin
Paul Evans Studio Sculpted Bronze Cocktail Table Mid Century Brutalist Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Signed Paul Evans Studio coffee table from New Hope PA circa 1969. Sculpted bronze on steel with clear glass top. Very good overall condition. Glass size can be customized to fit you...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans for Directional Cityscape Style Brass and Chrome Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Paul Evans for Directional Cityscape style coffee table. This gorgeous mid century modern coffee table takes inspiration from the legendary Paul Evans Cityscape series of furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Welded and Patinated Steel Wall Cabinet by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Polychrome Welded and patinated steel wall cabinet by Paul Evans for Directional. One shelf included inside.
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Mid-century 1972 Stalagmite Round Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans mid-century 1972 Stalagmite Round Coffee Table.
This coffee table measures: 42 wide x 42 deep x 16 inches high.
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Cityscape wall unit with display shelf Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A custom made large wall unit by Paul Evans Studio for Directional. It consists of four portals with cityscape brass and chrome patchwork that support eight smoke glass shelves and a...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Sculpted Bronze Dining Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
Substantial Brutalist dining table base by Paul Evans for Directional, circa 1977. Iconic "sculpted bronze" series, with handcrafted surfac...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury tabel lamp by Paul Evans, United States 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Midcentury tabel lamp by Paul Evans, 1970s.
Stunning lamp composed of golden brass and chromed metal structure base and lampshade in the tone of silver wi...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Paul Evans King Size Bedframe with Brass Tiles
By Paul Evans, Directional
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
Paul Evans Designed 'Cityscape' Burl Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning mid-century modern dining table designed by Paul Evans for his Cityscape collection. Featuring burled olive wood and chrome patchwork, and a large 43 3/4" additional leaf.
P...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Boho Paul Evans Cityscape Executive Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your workspace with our Vintage Boho Paul Evans Cityscape Executive Desk. This iconic piece, designed by American artist Paul Evans, merges Bohemian flair with modernist soph...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Box for America House, Copper, Bronze, and Pewter, Hinged, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Box, Copper, Bronze, Pewter, Hinged, Signed. Large scale hinged mixed metal textured box with painted red wood interior and lined with orange...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
$11,500 Sale Price
23% Off
Paul Evans Cityscape Burl Patchwork Coffee Table, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Evans design Cityscape burl wood patchwork coffee table, signed. Rare and impressive coffee table that has a warm burl wood top with an urban cityscape inspired chrome base. Lar...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Patchwork Burlwood Console or Dining Table Base
By Paul Evans, Directional
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
Handsome Paul Evans Cityscape Mirror and Console Chrome Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Paul Evans Cityscape Series chrome console and mirror. This piece measures 46"t x 36"w x 8.5"d.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Paul Evans Cityscape Floating Shelf or Console Table Glass & Brass
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible design, a cityscape wall shelf designed by Paul Evans in the 1970's. The set features fine heavy construction with brass clad patchwork design. Includes two L shaped wa...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
One of the Pair Cityscape Headboard with Lights Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of the pair canopy style headboard in the Cityscape series designed and crafted by Paul Evans studio for Directional, circa 1975. It fits a queen size ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Wonderful Paul Evans Cityscape Mid-Century Chrome Sideboard Buffet Credenza
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Scrumptious signed Paul Evans cityscape credenza. This piece is quite unique with the puzzle door hinges and the chocolate brown fibreglass top and plinth bottom. There is a signatur...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$24,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Evans Patchwork Copper Large and Small Humidors w Cigar Ashtray, c 1970s
By C.C., Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic set of Paul Evans 'Patchwork Copper' smoking accessories, manufactured by C.C. Design Inc and retailed by Directional in the 1970s, with beautiful light patina and age, p...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
$6,550 Sale Price / set
22% Off
Mid-Century Brutalist Patchwork Mirror by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
This striking and rare Mid-Century Brutalist Patchwork Mirror was made by Paul Evans and originates from the United States Circa 1970. Featuring a bol...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Sculpted Bronze Mirror by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Hamburg, PA
A Brutalist or Le Brutalisme sculpted bronze resin Wall Mirror by Paul Evans. The decorative mirror would look great in any Mid-Century Modern or Contemporary interior decorated with Brutalist furniture from the Mid-20th Century. The sculpted bronze furniture...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Resin
Phillip Lloyd Powell and Paul Evans Queen Headboard
By Paul Evans, Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Queen size headboard by American designers Phillip Lloyd Powell and Paul Evans c.1960s, USA. The headboard features two live edge walnut vertical planks with the famous Paul Evans gi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Iron
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
$3,900 Sale Price
22% Off
Paul Evans for Directional Model PE-14 Coffee Table
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul Evans for Directional Model PE-14 42" Coffee Table. Beautiful Pyramid Design Cocktail Table from the "Sculptured Metal Collection" for Directional. Comprised of 4 pyramids th...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Paul Evans Style Brutalist Armoire by Lane Furniture Co.
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Paul Evans Style Brutalist Armoire Set by Lane Furniture Co.
Featuring mcm armoire designed in the Brutalist style by Paul Evans and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Throne Chair, Signed and Dated, 1969
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Culver City, CA
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 Paul 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.
This piece specifically is a throne chair that also swivels. Upholstered in black leather, this throne chair is a wonderful example of Paul Evans Sculpted bronze technique, which involves hand sculpting using an epoxy resin and coating in an atomized cold cast bronze. This piece is signed and dated "PE 69" making it an early example of his goopy cast bronze series and line of furniture for Directional.
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 pieces 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...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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.