Whether you’re packing a basket or setting a table, we have fresh ideas for dining al fresco. Our melamine plates and trays are ready for the great outdoors. So are hand-blown glass hurricane lamps that La Soufflerie has made especially for John. Lisa Corti’s tablecloths, trays, placemats, and napkins are lively additions to the table, outside or in.
In 1892, Mary Orvis Marbury, the daughter of the founder of the Orvis company, wrote an illustrated book on fly fishing entitled “Favorite Flies and Their Histories”. John designed some of these color lithographs as trays, paperweights, and switch plate covers. Dive in here to discover more decoupage of fish friends from John’s collection of 19th-century images.
Mystic Knotworks is a family-owned business in Mystic, Connecticut, that has continued the tradition of nautical knotwork for over 60 years. Their manila rope door mats are hand-woven and made to last through all weather conditions.
Black Point Mercantile mats are handmade in Washington State. Inspired by nautical flag patterns, the mats have an intentionally distressed look achieved by painting raw canvas with acrylic paint and treating them with 100% natural carnauba wax.
Two brands who, together, bring something entirely new to the table. John Derian once again teamed up with iconic French purveyor of white tableware Astier de Villatte, adding a touch of color and whimsy via 19th century inspired patterns and images to their starkly beautiful ceramics. Browse their collaboration here.
A new slew of 19th-century German woodland creatures has made its way from the Black Forest to 2nd Street. Charming carved wooden birds, rabbits, deer, dogs, boars, and more are available as wall hangings and tabletop pieces.
John’s early obsession with printed matter ultimately led him to decoupage, the art of cutting and pasting paper. Since 1989, he and a small studio of artisans in New York City have been creating glass plates, trays, bowls, and other decorative home items with imagery from his vast and ever-expanding collection of 18th and 19th century prints.
Hugo Guinness' latest collection of oil paintings, Small Paintings, have arrived at the shop and online... explore them here or pop by the shops for a visit.
This month, take a peek “In the Drawer” and discover John's collection of early postcards likely produced in Germany during the “Golden Age of Postcards”.
