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
Recognized Seller Listings
Rare Paul Evans for Directional Pair of Barstools in Sculpted Bronze
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, pair of barstools from the Bronze series, epoxy bronzed resin over steel, reupholstered mohair, United States, circa 1975
This rare pair of swivel barsto...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Paul Evans for Directional ‘Cityscape' PE280 Sideboard in Steel and Brass
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, 'Cityscape PE280' sideboard, from the PE200 series, chrome-plated steel, brass, United States, circa 1975
This sideboard from the 'Cityscape' (PE 200) l...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Paul Evans 'Skyline' Coffee Table in Welded and Patinated Steel
By Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans, 'skyline' coffee table, welded and patinated steel, colored pigments, glass, United States, 1972.
Designed by Paul Evans, this unique coffee table is certainly a work of...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans for Directional 'Deep Relief' Sideboard in Welded Steel
By Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, 'PE-42' sideboard, welded steel, painted wood, cleft slate, United States, 1970s
An exceptional design by Paul Evans undeniably breathes artistic excelle...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Steel
Paul Evans ‘Deep Relief’ Wall-Mounted Sideboard in Welded Steel and Slate
By Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, 'PE-19' wall-mounted cabinet, welded bronze and steel, painted wood, mirrored glass, glass, United States, 1971
An exceptional design by Paul Evans unden...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Paul Evans, Table, Steel, Glass, USA, 1971
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in High Point, NC
A welded and painted steel and glass table designed by Paul Evans and produced by Directional, USA, c. 1971.
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
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, Brass, Copper, Steel
Rare Welded and Patinated Aluminum "Argente" Side Table by Paul Evans for Direct
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Welded and patinated aluminum "Argente" Side Table by Paul Evans for Directional, model PE 37 . From a Los Angeles estate designed by Oliver Furth.
Prove...
Category
1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Paul Evans Dining Table in Burl and Brass
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
An unusual asymmetrical cantilevered dining table with book matched burl top and patinated brass base. Designed by Paul Evans for Directional.
Category
1970s Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans & Phillip Powell Side Table
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, welded, polychromed & patinated steel. Fantastic execution with a very playful steel base. Can be used as a side table or a stool. Unsigned.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Cut Steel
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Armchair
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
A sculpted bronze armchair with original tufted leather by Paul Evans. Signed and dated.
Category
1970s Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Leather
Paul Evans Studio Welded Front Wall-Hung Credenza
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Studio Welded Front Wall-Hung Credenza, angular vertical welds with carefully chosen colors used to highlight these welds. The front doors of the credenza are not only fun...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Metal
Paul Evans Important Custom Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Important Custom Dining Table, Welded enameled steel patchwork, with a one-inch thick ribbon slate top and gold leaf edge over wood...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Metal
Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' PE200 Side Table in Steel and Brass
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, 'Cityscape' side table, from the PE200 series, chrome-plated steel, brass, glass, United States, circa 1975
This unique side table from the 'Cityscape' ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
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 for Directional 'Cityscape' Floor Lamp
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, 'Cityscape' floor lamp from the PE200 series, chrome-plated steel, brass, United States, 1970s
This unique floor lamp from the 'Cityscape' (PE 200) line...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Stool Bench 1973
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Cityscape Stool Bench 1973, Chrome plated steel with newly upholstered button-tufted mohair.
Label underside Paul Evans Inc. 1973
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze "Stalagmite" Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
A Paul Evans designed PE-128 "Stalagmite" coffee table with glass top.
Category
1970s Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Custom Faceted Dining Table
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Custom Faceted Dining Table, Larger base with lacquered wood and brass cladding over wood.
3/4" top measures 96" in length and 47.50" in depth Seats 10 to 12
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sculpted Bronze Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
A "sculpted bronze" composite over wood coffee table designed by Paul Evans for Directional. Signed and dated.
Category
1970s Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Rare and Important Argente Cabinet (Signed and Dated 1968)
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important Argente 2 door cabinet in welded and enameled aluminum with natural cleft slate top by Paul Evans, American 1968 (signed and dated “Paul Evans 68” on bottom of rig...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Aluminum, Enamel
Rare "Patch Work" Copper Credenza by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare "Patch Work" credenza by Paul Evans, the six patinated acid copper doors over a typical copper/peweter patchwork structural base, walnut cabinetry work, the top inset with three...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Copper
Paul Evans Riveted Copper Clad Box
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small copper clad box by Paul Evans
Original felt bottom with stamped signature
Original cork lined interior
very nice.
Category
1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Important Welded Steel Deep Relief Sculpted Credenza by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Important welded steel 4 door "Deep Relief Sculpted Credenza" with hand-painted enamels on doors inset with two slate tops The interior red painted w...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Stalactite Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans sculpted bronze stalactite dining table.
Original 3/4" glass top.
Signed " PE 71".
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Table/ Pedestal
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans sculpted bronze pedestal table.
Ebonized wood top
Signed PE '69.
Category
1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Resin
Paul Evans Planter
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans sculpted bronze planter.
The atomized bronze finish has taken on areas of verdigris patina.
Unusual and attractive.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Rare Large "Deep Relief Credenza" 1968 (Signed and Dated)
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important hand-welded steel 4 door "Deep Relief Sculpted Credenza" with hand-painted enamels on doors and 3 cleft slate tops by Paul Evans,...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Steel
Paul Evans Patchwork Copper 106" Extendable Dining Table for Directional, c 1967
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and very rare copper clad extendable dining table by Paul Evans for Directional, produced circa 1967. This incredible piece of design history is fabricated from patinated pieces of copper, brass, and pewter formed in a patchwork pattern. Perfect statement piece for a discerning collector, design connoisseur or luxury interior designer.
Hefty and sturdy construction in this extendable Parsons table which can be transformed from 66" up to a large 106" with the two matching leaves, allowing seating for up to 10 to 12 people. Or consider using as a heavy duty desk / work table. The fusion of these mixed metals of copper, brass and pewter formulates an exemplary piece which would be a welcomed statement to any connoisseur's collection.
We have the matching cafe / game table and floating wall console...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Paul Evans Argente Table
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare form in the Argente Technique.
Only produced by Paul Evans for a short period of time
Original surface and cleft slate top
Welded script signature and date.
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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
Rare "Sculpted -Bronze" 'Disc Bar' by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare "sculpted -bronze" 'Disc Bar,' Model PE-122, by Paul Evans for Directional. Signed on top right corner of back, "PE 71," as shown. This piece is an original iconic Paul Evans cr...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Composition
Welded Polychromed and Patinated Steel "Skyline Dining" Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Welded polychromed and patinated steel "skyline dining" table by Paul Evans. Welded signature and date to base ‘Paul Evans 73’. Dimensions of the base: H:29 W:40 D:18 in. USA c.1973 ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Unique Bronze Resin Wall Mounted Console Table 1975 'Signed'
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Unique wall mounted console table in bronze resin by Paul Evans, American 1975 (signed "PE75" on side). This console was purchased by the original owner together with an Evans’ bronze resin...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' Floor Lamps
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, 'Cityscape' floor lamps, model PE-4010 from the PE200 series, chrome-plated steel, brass, United States, circa 1975
This unique pair of floor lamps from...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Brass, Steel
Paul Evans Rare Unique Multi-Planar Mirror in Bronze Resin and Burl, 1975
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unique multi-planar mirror in bronze resin and walnut burl by Paul Evans, American 1975. Comes with original cleat marked “PE - 908.” We have not seen any other mirror like this one. The original owner purchased this with a wall-mount Paul Evans bronze resin...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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 Iconic "Faceted Dining Table" in Walnut Burl and Polished Brass, 1970
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Iconic "Faceted Dining Table" in walnut burl and polished brass with thick glass top by Paul Evans for Directional Furniture, ca 1970. This is one of Evans’ most sought after designs...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Rare Double Pedestal in Polished Brass and Chrome, 1970s, 'Signed'
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Rare sculpture double pedestal from the 200 Series in tessellated polished brass and chrome by Paul Evans for Directional Furniture, Cityscape Series, American 1970's (signed “Paul E...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Rare Cocktail Table by Paul Evans for Directional
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Welded and enameled steel, glass. Designed & produced by Paul Evans Studio for Directional Furniture Company. Artist signed and dated. Very good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
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
Sculpted and Patinated Bronze "Stalagmite" Oval Dining Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Sculpted and patinated bronze "Stalagmite" oval dining table by Paul Evans
bronzed resin over steel with thick oval glass top
signed 'PE 75 TP'
the dimensions of the base are H:2...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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...
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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
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, "Cityscape" Dining Table, Mirror, Wood, Directional, USA, c. 1970
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and mirror "Cityscape" dining table designed by Paul Evans and produced by Directional, circa 1970.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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 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
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
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
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 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.