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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Period: 20th Century
Creator: Paul Evans
Paul Evans Welded Metal Cubes
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A matched pair of cube tables exhibiting a vibrant original surface
slate top insert, marked at the base.
Category
1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Metal
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
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
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
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
Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Credenza for Directional
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern cabinet features the iconic patchwork design by Paul Evans. The cityscape burl wood and chrome design is sure to co...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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 Wall Hung Cabinets Set of Three
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early set of three cabinets with finished interiors.
All shelves and mounting cleats are present.
Signed Paul Evans.
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Monumental Burl Wood Parsons Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Directional, Paul Evans
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 Brutalist Bronze Stalagmite Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans Brutalist bronze "Stalagmite" dining table base. Oval glass top shown is 84" x 48" x 1/2" thick with lots of scratches and not include. Will hold bigge and thicker glass. ...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Cityscape Cubist Dining Chairs Mid-Century Modern Boucle Fabric 1970s
By Barbara Barry, Paul Evans
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 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
Stunning Paul Evans Cityscape Brass Chrome Patchwork Coffee Table Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Paul Evans for Directional brass and chromed steel coffee table consisting of two sculptural bases supporting an over sized glass top. This particular table is not signed bu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, 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 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 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 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 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 Studio Coffee Table Welded and Painted Steel, 1967
By Paul Evans
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Paul Evans Studio Coffee Table Welded and Painted Steel, 1967
Painted, oxidized, torch-cut, welded steel, Brutalist style with oversized 57" x 27" x 3/4" glass top. Purchased from P...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Cityscape Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Evans Cityscape dining table in chrome with two leaves.
Category
1970s Saint Pierre and Miquelon Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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 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 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 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
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 Brutalist Patchwork Coffee Table, Circa 1970
By Paul Evans
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A late 20th century Brutalist coffee table by Paul Evans (American, 1931-1987) for Directional Furniture, of his signature patchwork style employed in the 1970s, of square shape, patched burl...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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
Impressive Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Chrome Étagère
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning vintage modern signed Paul Evans patchwork bookcase with three thick smoked glass inserts as shelves. The functional and sleek design offers plenty of room to store and di...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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
Fabulous Paul Evans Brutalist Metal Patchwork Coffee Table Signed Slate Top
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Very handsome Paul Evans patchwork metal coffee table. The top has a textured piece of heavy slate in wonderful vintage condition. The base is a variety of metals patchworked togethe...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Copper
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
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
Signed Paul Evans Octagonal Cityscape Pedestal Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed Paul Evans octagonal cityscape pedestal dining table
Table is showing reflection from floor.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
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 Cityscape Console in Burl Wood and Chrome
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
1975 Paul Evans Cityscape console in burl wood and chrome. Beautiful console featured in Paul Evans book.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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
Mid-Century Modern Seven-Piece Signed Paul Evans Sectional Sofa
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Amazing super rare seven-piece sectional sofa by Paul Evans. Unusual large random tubular tufted sections give this huge sofa a fabulous modern overall look. Upholstered in the first...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Paul Evans Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Paul Evans coffee table signed and dated
Measure: Base is 24" round.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Paul Evans Credenza
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous vintage modern Paul Evans credenza features spacious storage cabinets, three drawers, chrome top and sides, and burl wood doors. Signature is located on the inside foot unde...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Burl
Curvilinear Dining Table with extension Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic Curvilinear dining table by Paul Evans for Directional circa 1970s. Model PE-509 with Olive Burl wood patchwork contrasting the shades of brass. Heavy and substantial, th...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Mirror, Sculpted Bronze, Resin, Signed
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans mirror, sculpted bronze and resin, signed. Large scale rectangular mirror decorated by hand with modernist abstract incising ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Signed Paul Evans Octagonal Cityscape Burl Wood and Chrome Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed Paul Evans octagonal cityscape burl wood and chrome dining table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Important Midcentury Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this exceptional skyline coffee table by Paul Evans. Sculptural details showcasing a universe of texture and color. This...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Rare Mid-Century Modern Cityscape Paul Evans "L" Shaped Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning "L" shaped cityscape design signed by Paul Evans. This elegant vintage modern coffee table boasts two-tone chrome patchwork and a floating top on one side. An impressive w...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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
King-Size "Canopy Headboard PE-204" in Chrome by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
King-size "Canopy Headboard PE-204" in chrome with recessed lights and storage compartments by Paul Evans for Directional Furniture, Cityscape collect...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Cityscape Leather Desk Chair with Castors by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful cityscape chair in chrome and brass patchwork made by Paul Evans studio for Directional, circa 1974. The chair is supported by exposed leg...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
1960s Polychromed Steel Coffee or Cocktail Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A welded, patinated, and polychromed steel and glass low coffee / cocktail table of Brutalist influence.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Rare and Early Walnut Wall Hanging Cabinet by Paul Evans and Phillip Powell
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early wall hanging walnut cabinet crafted in collaboration between Paul Evans (1931 - 1987) and Phillip Lloyd Powell (1919 - 2008) when they ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Important Welded Polychrome and Gilt Steel Cabinet by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Important welded polychrome and gilt steel cabinet by Paul Evans, inset with slate top. Welded signature.
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Cityscape Brass and Wood Side Table
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unusual Cityscape side table signed Paul Evans with brass and wood panels. This stunning combination is not often seen, this example is in very good, original condition, sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Chrome Cityscape Chairs by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Culver City, CA
A stunning and rare set of 4 chrome cityscape chairs by Paul Evans for Directional. This matched set of PE-241 arm chairs are upholstered in a supple black matte ultrasuede and feature Evans' signature chrome patchwork design.
These gorgeous Paul Evans Cityscape chairs...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Set of Eight Cityscape Dining Chairs
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
A complete set of eight inclusive of two armchairs. Almost all eight of these are signed with labels to underside. White leather shows wear but should be restorable to retain origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Paul Evans Ashtray Set
By Paul Evans
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Paul Evans smoking set constructed from cuban mahogany and inlayed pewter, with removable pewter cap. Inset petwer plug in base reads 'Designers Inc Paul Evans'.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Rare "Sculpted Bronze" Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare coffee table model PE-131 by renowned furniture designer Paul Evans. This unique "Cityscape" coffee table was handmade by Evans and his assistant. In the Brutalist style, this t...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Paul Evans Argente Cube Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Paul Evans Argente cube side table (PE-37). Welded aluminum construction with etched patterns on oxidized panels. Inset slate top, circa 1960.
Category
1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Paul Evans Studio CBP Copper, Brass, Pewter "Patchwork" Table Lamp, 1960s
By Paul Evans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Paul Evans Studio Handcrafted CBP Patchwork Table Lamp in Copper, Brass and Pewter. Late 1960's. Featuring Colorful Copper and Brass Patchwork with Pewter splash and round nails as s...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Pewter, Copper, Brass
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.