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Paul Evans Lighting

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 Lamp
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s w/ age appropriate dings and wear. Please see photos for additional information
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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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...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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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...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Brass, Steel, Chrome

Paul Evans Designed 'Cityscape' Floor Lamp
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern floor lamp designed by Paul Evans for his 'Cityscape' collection. Features a mosaic of plated metal. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Lighting

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Metal

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...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' Floor Lamps
By Directional, Paul Evans
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...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Chrome, Brass, Steel

Beautiful Paul Evans Floor Lamp
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Paul Evans floor lamp. Measures: 51" Height without harp or shade. Base: 12" x 12". Top: 7" x 7".
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1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Metal

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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Metal

Paul Evans and Phillip Lloyd Powell Table Lamp, Walnut and Pewter
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...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Pewter

Paul Evans Brushed Aluminum and Polished Steel "Cityscape" Table Lamp, 1970's
By Paul Evans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large Paul Evans "Cityscape" Brushed Aluminum & Polished Steel Tower Table Lamp. Featuring a rectangular form with Brushed Aluminum and Polished Steel vertical panels. 21H to top of...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paul Evans Lighting

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Nickel, Steel, 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...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Brass, Copper, Pewter

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...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Brass

Paul Evans Dual Metal "Cityscape" Floor Lamp
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...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Brass, Chrome

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...
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1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Brass, Chrome

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...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

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Chrome, Brass

Paul Evans, Sculpted Steel Floor Lamp, USA
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic example of an early, commissioned sculptural steel lamp by Paul Evans, the L-shaped lamp’s square obelisk body is formed from rectili...
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1960s American Vintage Paul Evans Lighting

Materials

Steel

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Paul Evans lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Paul Evans lighting 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 lighting, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting 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 lighting by Russel Wright, Knoll, and Hansen. Prices for Paul Evans lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $800 and can go as high as $9,450, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,088.

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