Steel Dining Room Tables

Experience the pinnacle of Brutalist design with the extraordinary Paul Evans “Stalagmite” dining table, Model PE-102, from the reve...

Purchased from the Long Island estate of the original owners, this stunning welded and polychromed steel Paul Evans dining table is one hundred percent original and a great example that's also pre-1970s. The psychedelic colors are vibrant, have a warm patina, and a nice satin sheen luster. The brass/bronze areas have the perfect golden hue. The original 3/4 inch thick glass top shows little to no wear, definitely no chips. This table is fresh to you from a time capsule and original owners home. 1970s iterations of this table tend to have darker finishes and less intricate, and therefore interesting, welded graphics. Note that this example has a welded signature and is dated "PE69." Also observe the welded pinwheel and striated sections. Tastefully filled with the colors that made the 60s synonymous with the psychedelic era. Please know that I have a number of Paul Evans pieces, some of which are currently published and others not. My collections includes: Sculptured Bronze custom wall unit...

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 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 the Crown of Thorns Dining Table Table in Oxidized Steel and Bronze. This piece is signed and dated by Evans "PE 68" making it an early example of this piece, 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 piece 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...

Rare and stunning dining/game/center table model PE-46 in welded and patinated steel with polychrome enamels and gilding by Paul Evans Studio for Directional Furniture, American 1960...

This Iconic glass topped dining table by the master Paul Evans for directional features two pedestal arc form bases of welded bronze and steel with polychrome detailing and patchwork...

Incredibly rare and important patinated welded steel base dining table with gray slate slab top by Paul Evans Studio, American 1960's. This is the only dining table of this design wh...

Paul Evans sculped bronze skyline dining table, Iconic and early brutalist model, signed PE69 Exceptional abstract form texture, solid volume and powerful shapes 3/4" thick 84" x 48...

Paul Evans sculped bronze skyline dining table, Iconic and early Brutalist model, signed PE72 Exceptional abstract form texture, solid volume and powerful shapes Retains original ...

One of a kind vintage Paul Evans Brutalist dining table, Model No. PE 23. Iconic and Impressive dining table made of painted and weld...

A rare dining table in the sculpted bronze series by Paul Evans for Directional. Studio crafted in New Hope, PA, circa 1970s. Paul Evans was known for crafting fine furniture by usin...

Paul Evans sculped bronze skyline dining table, Iconic and early Brutalist model, signed PE69 Exceptional abstract form texture, solid volume and powerful shapes Retains original 3/4...

Paul Evans welded and patinated steel dining table for Directional Model PE 46. Signed: "Paul Evans 69", USA, 1969.