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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Paul Evans Cityscape Table Lamp PE-4006
By Paul Evans
Located in Hanover, MA
The most rare model of Paul Evans Cityscape lamp produced by Directional circa 1972 in polished stainless steel and brass mosaic tiles. See...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Cityscape table lamp Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A table lamp in Cityscape series designed and made by Paul Evans for Directional circa 1970s. In a minimalistic cubic letter "T" form with chrome and brass patchwork surface, the lam...
Brass, Chrome
Rare! Paul Evans Skyscraper Rosewood Teak Table Lamp 1960s Mid Century Modern
By Laurel Lamp Company, Paul Evans
Located in Peoria, AZ
Paul Evans for Laurel Lamp Skyscraper Table Lamp Geometric Cut out Pattern Rosewood & Teak 33" tall 18" wide Here is a most spectacular Paul Evans lamp for Laurel, featuring ...
Metal
Paul Evans Table Lamp for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans for Directional Table Lamp, Cityscape Series. Graphic patchwork of chrome and brass. The Cityscape series by Paul Evans for Directional is a result of the company seeking...
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Style Brushed Aluminum & Polished Steel "Cityscape" Table Lamp, 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large "Cityscape" Brushed Aluminum & Polished Steel Tower Table Lamp in the manner of Paul Evans. Featuring a rectangular form with Brushed Aluminum and Polished Steel vertical p...
Aluminum, Steel, Nickel
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Table Lamp, Walnut & Pewter, 1960
By Paul Evans, Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans and Phillip Lloyd Powell table lamp, walnut and pewter. Medium scale slender table lamp in walnut with vertical pewter inlays. The lamp measur...
Pewter
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Relief Brutalist Table Lamp 1960s Epic
By Paul Evans
Located in Peoria, AZ
Paul Evans Early handcrafted Studio Table Lamp Bronze Resin. 30" tall 18" wide Here is one of the rarest and most spectacular Paul Evans table lamps, featuring classic heavily ...
Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Bronze Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Company
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Modernist column lamps with abstract oval impressions. Rewired for use in the USA, 100W max.
Bronze
$2,950
H 23.5 in W 16 in D 10.125 in
George Kovacs Chrome & Lucite Table Lamp / Paul Evans / Pierre Cardin
By George Kovacs
Located in Chicago, IL
George Kovacs architectural chrome and Lucite table lamp. Style of Paul Evans and Pierre Cardin.
Chrome
Brutalist Copper Patch Work Table Lamp Attributed as Early Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Ferndale, MI
I believe this to be an early Paul Evans creation. Possibly from his days at Cranbrook. Odd shapes of copper sheet welded and soldered together with a catal...
Copper
$3,600
H 51 in W 12 in D 12 in
Paul Evans "Cityscape" Floor Lamp Brass and Chrome Modern Design 1970's
By Paul Evans
Located in North Miami, FL
The Paul Evans cityscape floor lamp is patchwork or random tile patterning of the mixed metals of chrome-plated and brass-plated. This Evans floor...
Brass, Chrome
Tony Paul for Westwood Industries Table Lamp 1960c.
By Tony Paul, Westwood Industries
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Paul for Westwood Industries Table Lamp 1960c. Brass and Solid Walnut, circa 1960s A refined table lamp designed by Tony Paul for Westwood Industries, executed in a warm combina...
Brass
Cityscape Floor Lamp by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A floor lamp in Cityscape series designed and made by Paul Evans for Directional, circa 1970s. In a minimalistic cubic form with chrome and brass patchwork surface, the lamp is one o...
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' Floor Lamp
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, 'Cityscape' floor lamp, model PE-4010 from the PE200 series, chrome-plated steel, brass, United States, circa 1975 This distinctive floor lamp from the ...
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Tony Paul Cone Table Lamp for Westwood, Swedish Brass & Walnut, 1960s
By Tony Paul, Westwood Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tony Paul for Westwood Industries Cone Table Lamp in Swedish Brass & Solid Walnut. C. 1960. Featuring a sleek conical form in walnut and reflective bright brass. 25H to top of s...
Brass
Paul Evans Style Brutalist Gilt Iron Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Paul Evans
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brutalist Floor Lamp in Gilt Wrought Iron, 1950s Rare find Outstanding hand forged floor lamp with geometric decorative construction and brutalist design. Inspired in Paul Evans desi...
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
$3,650
H 17.25 in W 14 in D 14 in
Hourglass Table Lamp in Walnut Attributed to Phillip Lloyd Powell , USA, 1960's
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing an exquisite wood-turned, hourglass-shaped table lamp with a base made entirely from solid American black walnut. Attributed to the late great Phillip Lloyd Powell this e...
Walnut
Rare Mid-Century Modern Massive Brass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Elegant, solid brass table lamp from the 1960s. Beautiful patina and lighter traces of use. Formed from one piece. The total height is 77cm, the lamp foot measures 48cm. The to...
Brass
Brutalist Wrought Iron Sculptural Table Lamp in Style of Paul Evans, Ca. 1970s
Located in New York, NY
American Brutalism In the Style of Paul Evans Sculptural Table Lamp Wrought Iron Circa 1970s DIMENSONS Height: 26 in (66.04 cm) Diameter: 8 in (20.32 cm) CONDITION Good vintage c...
Wrought Iron
$4,850 / set
H 27 in Dm 8 in
Mid Century Modern Complimentary Pr Table Lamps Philip Lloyd Powell New Hope Pa
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of complimentary sculptural walnut table lamps designed by Philip Lloyd Powell in New Hope Pennsylvania. Shades seem to be original,...
Walnut
Pair of Chrome and Brass Cityscape Style Lamps
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Pair of chrome and brass four light "V" shaped table lamps, each having four bulbs, two per arm. The two side operate independently allowing one, or both side to be on. Bright chro...
Brass, Chrome
$5,500
H 30 in W 22 in D 4 in
Table Lamp by Paul Evans, Directional Cityscape, Mid-Century Art, Brass & Chrome
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Tall, Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Paul Evans for the Directional Cityscape, circa 1970. A combination of chrome and brass. The lamp has been refinished and polished since we too...
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Lamp for Directional Model PE-4020
By Paul Evans
Located in Lynn, MA
Model PE-4020 Lamp by Paul Evans for the Cityscape series. Features his iconic brass and chrome patchwork. All original with original wiring with a rotary switch. Great table lamp or...
Brass, Chrome
'Cityscape' Series Lamp by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern table lamp by Paul Evans. Features his famous 'cityscape' patchwork design, with brass and chrome blocks. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Brass, 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...
Chrome, Metal
Sold
H 31 in W 7.13 in D 7.13 in
Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Cityscape Brass & Chrome Patchwork Lamp, 1970s
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul Evans Cityscape brass and chrome table lamp for directional, circa 1970s. Has patina to brass and chrome, two small dings. Works. exclu...
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Rare "Cityscape" Desk Lamp in Tessellated Chrome, 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
"Cityscape" table lamp in tessellated polished chrome, model PE-4005, designed by Paul Evans for Directional Furniture, American, 1970's. The lamps from this series are rare.
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans "Cityscape" Table Lamps, 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Nice pair of original Paul Evans "Cityscape" table lamps, patchwork chrome and faux cork. Rewiring recommended.
Chrome
Sold
H 36 in W 14.5 in D 11 in
Paul Evans for Directional Brutalist Welded Patchwork Table Lamp, circa 1960
By Paul Evans
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning Paul Evans sculptural table lamp for Directional having metal shade, brass finial and oak base. Sculpture dimensions: 20x5.5x5.5" HWD.
Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel
Pair of Brass "Cityscape" Paul Evans Lamps
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass "Cityscape" table lamps by Paul Evans Measurements of just the lamp: 6" x 6" x 25".
Metal
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Relief Brutalist Table Lamp, Early 1960s
By Paul Evans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Early handcrafted Studio Table Lamp by Paul Evans in Bronze Resin. Featuring classic heavily sculpted three dimensional relief. Shade shown for display only. (12H x 15W). 21 H to to...
Bronze
Cityscape Brass Table Lamp Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A brass patchwork cityscape table lamp designed by Paul Evans for Directional circa 1970s. Model PE-4001, the bespoken lamp showcases an architectural form and stands defying gravity...
Brass
Paul Evans Directional Cityscape Table Lamp
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s brass and chrome patchwork lamp by Paul Evans for Directional. Patchwork chrome-plated steel and brass construction. Newly rewired with double socket. Takes two standard bulbs....
Brass, Chrome, Steel
Paul Evans Chrome Brutalist Cityscape Table Lamp
By Paul Evans
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Paul Evans "Cityscape" lamp in all chrome patchwork metal.
Metal
Midcentury Paul Evans Cityscape Table Lamp
By Paul Evans
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage Paul Evans cityscape patchwork chrome and brass table lamp. Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.
Chrome, Brass
Sold
H 32.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Gorgeous Paul Evans Cityscape Brass and Chrome Patchwork Lamp, Mid-Century
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Cityscape Brass and chrome table lamp by Paul Evans for Directional.
Brass
Paul Evans Style Brutalist Lamp
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brutalist table lamp in the style of Paul Evans. Glass globe sits upon a pillar of intricate relief design. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)