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Paul Evans Sideboards

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 300' Faceted Sideboard in Chrome and Burlwood
Paul Evans for Directional 'PE 300' Faceted Sideboard in Chrome and Burlwood

Paul Evans for Directional 'PE 300' Faceted Sideboard in Chrome and Burlwood

By Paul Evans, Directional

Located in Waalwijk, NL

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Sideboards

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Paul Evans 'Deep Relief' Free-Standing Sideboard
Paul Evans 'Deep Relief' Free-Standing Sideboard

Paul Evans 'Deep Relief' Free-Standing Sideboard

By Paul Evans

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Sideboards

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Paul Evans, Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Deep Relief Sideboard, Sculputed Bronze
Paul Evans, Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Deep Relief Sideboard, Sculputed Bronze

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 Sideboards

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Paul Evans for Directional Faceted 'PE 300' Cabinet in Steel
Paul Evans for Directional Faceted 'PE 300' Cabinet in Steel

Paul Evans for Directional Faceted 'PE 300' Cabinet in Steel

By Directional, Paul Evans

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Paul Evans, Paul Evans Studio for Directional, ‘Faceted Cityscape II’ (PE 300 series), chrome-plated steel, brushed steel, High Pressure Laminate, United States, circa 1970 This sid...

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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Sideboards

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Signed Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' PE 200 Sideboard, Circa 1975.
Signed Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' PE 200 Sideboard, Circa 1975.

Signed Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' PE 200 Sideboard, Circa 1975.

By Paul Evans

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A striking sideboard from the 'Cityscape' (PE 200) line, designed by Paul Evans for Directional, circa 1975. One of Evans’ most iconic and successful designs, the Cityscape collectio...

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1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Sideboards

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Paul Evans CityScape Sideboard for Directional Brass Tiles & Burl Wood Doors
Paul Evans CityScape Sideboard for Directional Brass Tiles & Burl Wood Doors

Paul Evans CityScape Sideboard for Directional Brass Tiles & Burl Wood Doors

By Paul Evans, Directional

Located in St. Louis, MO

Rare 1970s Paul Evans Cityscape sideboard with waterfall ends for Directional with brass tiles and book matched Burl wood doors. Interior laminated in black...

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Paul Evans Burl Wood Credenza
Paul Evans Burl Wood Credenza

Paul Evans Burl Wood Credenza

By Paul Evans

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Stunning burl wood patchwork credenza with chrome cabinet. Floating style sideboard with drawers, chrome cabinet with adjustable shelves. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ ...

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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Sideboards

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Chrome

Paul Evans Brass Cityscape Wall Mounted Cabinet
Paul Evans Brass Cityscape Wall Mounted Cabinet

Paul Evans Brass Cityscape Wall Mounted Cabinet

By Paul Evans, Directional

Located in Hanover, MA

Paul Evans brass Cityscape wall-mounted sideboard cabinet with two pair of double doors which open to reveal a black laminate internal storage space divided by a horizontal shelf. S...

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Brass

Modernist Patchwork Burl Credenza By Paul Evans For Directional
Modernist Patchwork Burl Credenza By Paul Evans For Directional

Modernist Patchwork Burl Credenza By Paul Evans For Directional

By Paul Evans

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Stunning, modernist, patchwork burl, credenza by Paul Evans for Directional features a high sheen laminate finish with 48 inch wide, gunmetal steel center doors and two 16 inch wide ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Sideboards

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Deep Relief Steel Front Sideboard Cabinet PE-42 by Paul Evans
Deep Relief Steel Front Sideboard Cabinet PE-42 by Paul Evans

Deep Relief Steel Front Sideboard Cabinet PE-42 by Paul Evans

By Paul Evans

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large and stunning sculpted-front cabinet by Paul Evans (1931-1987), model PE-42, made in 1970 in his studio for Directional. The model was one of the largest case pieces made by P...

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Sideboards

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Slate, Steel

Paul Evans Floating Cabinet
Paul Evans Floating Cabinet

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...

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Cabinet Credenza Phillip Lloyd Powell and Paul Evans
Cabinet Credenza Phillip Lloyd Powell and Paul Evans

Cabinet Credenza Phillip Lloyd Powell and Paul Evans

By Paul Evans, Phillip Lloyd Powell

Located in Atlanta, GA

From the early collaboration between two New Hope craftsmen Phillip Lloyd Powell and Paul Evans, came this stunning piece of furniture that epitomizes their individual artistic aesth...

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Paul Evans sideboards for sale on 1stDibs.

Paul Evans sideboards 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 sideboards, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sideboards by Paul Evans were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sideboards by Milo Baughman, Herman Miller, and Harvey Probber. Prices for Paul Evans sideboards can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $5,250 and can go as high as $220,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $26,500.