John has carved a niche in antique woodwork and stocked the shop with unique creations from around the world. Early 20th-century tramp art, carved from layered scraps of wood, meticulously notched and stacked into geometric, chip-carved patterns, includes boxes, frames, mirrors, tables, storage, and even a bird cage. These pieces reflect the tramp art movement’s resourcefulness and quiet devotion to ornament, transforming humble materials into personal objects.
John has set our hearts aflutter with his butterfly collection. A kaleidoscope (a common name for a group of butterflies!) drifts through the shop, settling on a variety of hand-picked and hand-crafted items.
Take a nature walk with us to celebrate Earth Day. Plants, trees, gardens, and forests adorn all shapes and sizes of our decoupage collection. From a lucky clover to a 19th-century French landscape, the artisans in our New York studio craft gentle reminders of the natural beauty that surrounds us.
Enjoy the scenery: Our collection of landscape, seascape, and still life paintings is ready to explore. Among the selection are early 20th-century Dutch pastoral landscapes by Evert Rabbers and Alphonse Baril’s mid-19th-century detailed watercolors of the French countryside. Bouquets abound in still-life paintings from Holland and in oils and linocut prints by Hugo Guinness. Take the scenic route here.
Take a nature walk with us to celebrate Earth Day tomorrow. Plants, trees, gardens, and forests adorn all shapes and sizes of our decoupage collection. From a lucky clover to a 19th-century French landscape, the artisans in our New York studio craft gentle reminders of the natural beauty that surrounds us.
Toast to spring with mouth-blown glassware and whimsical vases from La Soufflière. Toss in lovely linen napkins in gingham from Caravan, earth tones from Hale Mercantile Co., and playful tea towels from Natalie L’été. For extra-special entertaining, decorate with our imported glitter and papier-mâché figurines. Spring into action here.
This month, we explore John’s interpretation of a myriorama, a 19th-century educational toy and endless landscape card game designed by John Heavisine Clark around 1824.
Dreaming in Color: Here’s a sneak peek at the John Derian Colouring Book: Flowers. Available for pre-order where books are sold. Available on our site, and in our shops on June 30th, 2026.
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.
