While Santa slathers on sunblock, we’re stocking up on our collection of hand-blown glass ornaments from Europe. Avoid the Christmas crush and browse our selection online. From beneath the sea to the stars above, there’s an ornament for every occasion. Enjoy a sneak peek here.
Even landlubbers love our maritime marvels... John adds nautical charm to Astier de Villatte's distinctive ceramic pieces. We sell seashells: unique shell-encrusted topiaries by Christopher D. Bassett are creative interpretations of sea life’s splendor. More shells appear on a Victorian box and hand mirror. Needle-felted queen conch shells are worth collecting.
John’s a big kid at heart, and it's most obvious in his toy collection. The selection includes tin toys, Steiff stuffed animals, and one-of-a-kind antiques. Tin toys have been around since the early 19th century. Germany’s Blechfabrik makes replicas of original mechanical tin toys that spin, jump, and roll.
Anthropomorphism, which is assigning human traits to non-human entities, has been a storytelling tool since ancient times. These stories often featured talking animals to teach moral lessons or societal norms. John has designed a decoupage series using his collection of adorable, animated animals from the early 20th century. Kittens head to school, insects hold court, and furry creatures shop at the farmer’s market. Fawn over all our fauna here.
From a single starfish to a school of fish, John dove into his archive of antique marine images to design a collection of unique decoupage pieces this season, all expertly hand-crafted in our NY studio. See fish fly and dolphins frolic, and red crabs and blue lobsters. To explore even more, cast your net here.
Dreaming in Color: The John Derian Colouring Book: Flowers features a curated collection of 20 coloring pages for both adults and children. The book is filled with John’s most-loved blooms, shown in their original-colored versions and outline versions to color in as you wish. Whether using colored pencils (we love Kita-Boshi sets!), markers, or watercolors, collectors, hobbyists, and artists alike will enjoy the chance to bring new life to these cherished artworks.
The simple beauty of an early 20th-century artist’s oil study on board inspires many of John’s decoupage creations, such as trays, plates, vases, cake pedestals, and light switch covers.
Dreaming in Color: the John Derian Colouring Book: Flowers. is now available in stores and online, featuring a curated collection of 20 coloring pages for both adults and children.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of John’s first shop in New York. A few years after starting his one-man decoupage design business in Boston, he moved to New York in the early 1990s. As orders increased, he hired a team of artisans to craft his motifs and opened his first shop in 1995 on 2nd Street in the East Village... a quiet block that would soon become his creative hub.
