Clover, particularly the rare four-leaf variety, is said to bring good fortune, each leaf representing faith, hope, love, and luck. Clovers from John’s archives sprout up on decoupage, charms, postcards, and matchboxes. Astier de Villatte cultivates clover on its ceramic incense holders, pendants, and mugs. Lady-bug luck: More good fortune from our friend, the ladybug, another luck symbol, lands on plates, paperweights, charms, and paper goods. Strike it lucky here.
Our spring decoupage collection needs room to bloom, so we are discontinuing more than 250 styles to make space. Check out some favorites while supplies last. Browse it all here before it’s gone!
Antoinette Poisson's collection of printed papers and fabrics is handmade in France and named after a mistress of Louis XV, a major patron of the decorative arts.John has curated a beautiful collection of their pillows, notebooks, and storage boxes.
The classic cotton bandana reimagined by John. Drawing on 18th- and 19th-century images from his new Picture Book II, he’s created seven designs, printed on 100% cotton and made in Italy. Silk lovers: check out John’s collection of silk scarves featuring imagery from his best-selling
We are delighted to announce that our spring 2026 decoupage collection is here. From a batch of beetle coasters to oval and octagonal floral plates to trays featuring 18th-century botanical prints by William Curtis, springtime is in bloom.
Lavenham and John Derian have come together for a second collaboration featuring classic Lavenham silhouettes embroidered with 18th- and 19th-century imagery from John's archive.
In the drawer this month: Heart in Hand The image comes from a larger “Friendship, Love, and Truth” print from John's archives by Currier and Ives, published in 1874.
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.
