{"id":6871,"date":"2019-03-07T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=6871"},"modified":"2020-01-19T19:51:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:51:52","slug":"paul-evans-mid-century-furniture-design-talented-master-artisan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/paul-evans-mid-century-furniture-design-talented-master-artisan\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Evans: Mid-Century Furniture Design Talented Master Artisan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The remarkable Paul Evans <\/strong><\/em><\/u>(20 May 1931 \u2013 7 March 1987) was a talented American furniture designer<\/strong>, sculptor<\/strong>, and artist, who is renowned for his contributions to American furniture design<\/strong> and the American craft Movement<\/strong> of the 1970s. His collaboration with the powerful American manufacturer Directional Furniture<\/strong> was also a central point of his career.<\/p>\n

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Dining Table Base (1970s), made of chrome and brass by Paul Evans. Photo: \u00a91stdibs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Brass and chrome-plated steel Cityscape Bar Cabinet by Paul Evans. Photo: \u00a9howtospendit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His creations of metal sculpted furniture<\/strong> are truly outstanding. He studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art<\/strong> and later settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he shared a showroom with woodworker<\/strong> Phillip Lloyd Powell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCityscape Credenza\u201d (1970s) in Burl and Chrome for Directional Furniture. Made of stainless steel and olive. Photo: \u00a91stdibs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Paul Evans was born Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He studied at several notorious institutions including the Philadelphia Textile Institute<\/strong> in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1950), the Rochester Institute of Technology<\/strong>, the School for American Craftsmen<\/strong>, the Rochester<\/strong>, New York (1950), and the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (1952).<\/p>\n

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Midcentury Dining Table Cityscape Design for Directional Furniture. Photo: \u00a9Incollect<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Detail of complex walnut burl and brass plates. Photo: \u00a9modernarmada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In 1950s, Evans<\/a> began to create copper<\/strong> chests and sculpt steel-front cabinets<\/strong>. His incredible designs were showcased in 1961 at America House, an exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts<\/strong> in New York (now known as the Museum of Arts & Design<\/strong>). In 1964, Evans became a featured designer for the furniture manufacturer<\/strong> Directional Furniture.<\/p>\n

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Lacquered and Gilt Steel Cabinet (1969) by Paul Evans. Photo: \u00a9sothebys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDining Table Model\u201d. Welded and patinated steel dining table with clear glass top. Photo: \u00a9michelcontessa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With Directional Furniture, Paul Evans introduced several collections<\/strong> of exclusive<\/strong>, unique<\/strong> and limited edition<\/strong> furniture<\/strong> lines, such as Argente series, Sculpted Bronze series, Sculptured and Painted Steel, Patchwork Copper, Pewter and Brass, and the popular Cityscape series.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMonumental Bronzed Coffee Table\u201d (1974). Made of wood, bronze, resin and glass. Photo: \u00a9vivamus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Evans pieces were frequently signed, and some of the custom-made items<\/strong> have a signature and a date. Paul Evans\u2019 combination of handcraft<\/strong> and technology was visionary and anticipated the limited-edition<\/strong> contemporary artistic furniture<\/strong>. The artist\u2019s relationship with Directional Furniture set a unique standard for creative manufacture<\/strong> by insisting every piece should be made by hand<\/strong>, finished by hand, supervised by the artist at each step of production, one piece at a time, reaching an unbeatable quality<\/strong> level.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCityscape Cabinet\u201d. Made of Metal. Photo: \u00a9modernauctions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Stay with us to find out more about the leagcy of Paul Evans and the best of design<\/strong> and craftsmanship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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