The Collected World of John Derian: Images to Live With
JOHN DERIAN · THE COLLECTOR’S EYE
The Collected World
of John Derian
Images to live with: Astier de Villatte, Designers Guild, découpage, books and the pleasures of paper.
A WORLD CONNECTED BY IMAGES
The pleasure of
looking closely.
There is a particular pleasure in a room that reveals itself slowly. A rose on a cushion answers a flower on a pitcher. A painted eye appears on a book cover, then returns on a sofa. A small glass tray holds an image that feels like a discovery. The connection is not a matching set, but a way of looking.
John Derian’s world moves between paper, glass, ceramics and textiles. At BON TON, we love the conversation between those materials: the artist’s eye remains recognisable, while each collaboration lets the image become something different. For Christmas giving, it offers many ways to choose personally, from a small notebook to a substantial piece for a room.
01 · ASTIER DE VILLATTE
An image meets
the maker’s hand.
With Astier de Villatte, Derian’s imagery finds a home on ceramics handmade in Paris. Black terracotta and milky-white glaze give flowers, butterflies and a sleeping cat a softly irregular setting. The result invites use as well as looking: a pitcher on a table, a dish beside a lamp, a plate chosen because its image means something to you.
Blue Butterfly Dinner Plate
A blue butterfly on Astier de Villatte’s milky-white glaze. A Paris-made ceramic plate with a small world at its centre.
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Sleeping Cat Dish
A sleeping cat on a small scalloped dish. Handmade in Paris from black terracotta beneath white glaze.
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Daffodil Pitcher, John Derian
A generous pitcher decorated with daffodils. The 27 cm form brings a botanical image into three dimensions.
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Small Rose and Insect Dish
A rose and its tiny companion on a scalloped ceramic dish. An intimate meeting of image and handmade form.
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The archive,
at home in a room.
The collaboration with Designers Guild takes the image from the page into textiles. A rose becomes a generous cushion; a pair of eyes makes a familiar sofa feel unexpectedly theatrical. Layer a botanical study with a graphic pattern, or let one expressive cushion change the mood of a chair. These are furnishings to live with throughout the year.
La Rose Cushion
A rose study translated into a 50 × 50 cm cotton cushion, with a complementary reverse. John Derian’s collaboration with Designers Guild.
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Ellen's Eyes Parchment Cushion
A compelling gaze on parchment tones. A digitally printed 50 × 50 cm cotton cushion from the Designers Guild collaboration.
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Indigo Circles Cushion
Graphic indigo circles on a 50 × 50 cm cotton cushion. An expressive pattern for a layered room.
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Flower Fan Sky Blue Cushion
Flowers, butterflies and sky blue, gathered into a 50 × 50 cm cotton cushion. A garden for an armchair.
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03 · DÉCOUPAGE
A small world
beneath glass.
Découpage sits at the heart of this collected world. Reproduced antique and vintage images are cut and collaged beneath glass in John Derian’s New York studio. A heart, a letter, a mushroom study or a crescent moon becomes a decorative object with the intimacy of a found treasure. Choose for the subject as much as the form: a private reference can make a small gift feel remarkably exact.
Ace of Hearts
A floral heart beneath glass, in a small rectangular tray. Handmade découpage from John Derian’s New York studio.
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Love Letter
An envelope and a heart, preserved as a miniature world beneath glass. A romantic choice for a bedside table.
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Fly Agarics - Mushrooms - Pl. 18
Fly agarics in an archival botanical study, collaged beneath glass. A woodland image to enjoy long after Christmas.
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Crescent Moon - Desk Cup
A crescent moon on a glass desk cup. A celestial note for a desk or a collected shelf.
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The archive opens.
Your imagination follows.
The picture books offer the pleasure of wandering through images without an agenda. The colouring and sticker books invite a different relationship: choosing a colour, placing an image, making a page your own. Give one to the person who notices a beautiful label, saves a postcard or always finds time to draw.
Picture Book
An oversized visual journey through the archive: flowers, birds, portraits, letters and landscapes. A book to return to slowly.
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The Picture Book Collection
Two oversized volumes, gathered as a collection. An expansive gift for someone who loves images and their unexpected connections.
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Colouring Book: Flowers
Twenty floral images, shown in colour beside outlines to make your own. A quiet afternoon among roses, irises and garden treasures.
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Sticker Book II
More than 700 stickers drawn from archival imagery. A generous invitation to arrange, embellish and make something personal.
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A little collection
for everyday thoughts.
Colour studies, garden imagery, celestial bodies and familiar objects: four notebook sets, each with its own point of view. Each set contains three unlined notebooks. They are generous enough for a sketch, a list or a travel impression, and small enough to become an everyday companion.
Color Studies Notebooks
Three unlined notebooks with colour-study covers, ready for notes, sketches and small discoveries.
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In the Garden Notebooks
A trio of unlined notebooks with botanical covers. For a garden plan, a travel journal or thoughts worth keeping.
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Heavenly Bodies Notebooks
Three unlined notebooks with a celestial point of view. A fitting companion for winter evenings and expansive ideas.
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Object Lessons Notebooks
A trio of unlined notebooks devoted to objects and their forms. A little paper collection for everyday use.
Discover this piece →06 · THE THANKSGIVING TABLE
A reason to gather.
A table with character.
There is room in this world for a generous autumn table, too. From John Derian’s Target collaboration, our Estate selection includes turkey plates, serving trays and an apple pie dish. These are useful table pieces with a playful seasonal character, distinct from his decorative glass découpage. Pair a bird motif with plain linen, or allow one illustrated tray to bring the autumn mood to the gathering.
Pear Serving Tray Fall Fruit - 36x48 cm
An autumn pear on a 36 × 48 cm melamine serving tray. A generous surface for drinks and gathering.
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Turkey Stoneware Salad Plates: Set of Four
A set of four stoneware salad plates with a turkey motif. A spirited detail for the Thanksgiving table.
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Thanksgiving Fall Stoneware Apple Pie Dish Plate
A 10-inch stoneware apple pie dish from the autumn table selection. A seasonal piece for the cook who loves to gather.
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Perched Turkey Serving Tray
A perched turkey on a 36 × 18 cm melamine tray. A compact serving piece with plenty of character.
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For the person
with a collector’s eye.
A favourite flower, an unexpected animal, a colour they always return to. Begin there, and let the image lead you to the right object.