John Derian

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John Derian
Born1962 (age 63) [1] [2]
Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupations
  • Artist
  • designer
  • antiques dealer
Known for Decoupage
PartnerStephen Kent Johnson
Website johnderian.com

John Derian is an American artist, designer, and antiques dealer. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Early life and education

Derian grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was the youngest of six children. His mother was from Scotland and his father was an Armenian from Turkey. [11]

Derian attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. [11] He often skipped class during his second semester in order to visit flea markets. He left school soon after. He worked odd jobs in Boston and lived in an apartment with roommates on Harvard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [12] He moved to New York City in 1992. [11]

Career

Interior of the John Derian Company store in Manhattan's East Village, 2015, with linocuts by Hugo Guinness John Derian Company interior with Hugo Guinness linocuts December 2015.jpg
Interior of the John Derian Company store in Manhattan's East Village, 2015, with linocuts by Hugo Guinness

In 1994, Derian rented a storefront on East Second Street to use as a studio for his decoupage work. He soon realized that he could make the rent money by selling objects he created. [13] He opened his first shop in 1995. [11]

He sells his designs to 300 stores, including Bergdorf Goodman. [13]

Personal life

Derian's partner is photographer Stephen Kent Johnson. [14] [15] The couple lives in New York City's East Village and Provincetown, Massachusetts. [2] [11] [16]

References

  1. ↑ "The Whimsy of Decoupage Artist John Derian". CBS News. February 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Gage, Gabriella (November 20, 2024). "You Might Know the Name John Derian from Target. But Did You Know Watertown Helped Shape His Sense of Whimsy?". The Boston Globe.
  3. ↑ Kellogg, Craig (January 1, 2014). "Spiders That Went to Design School". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Suqi, Rima (October 2, 2013). "John Derian Pulls Up a Chair". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Barnard, Christopher (November 24, 2023). "The Store Where Christmas Started in September". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ Evans, Christina Ohly (November 10, 2023). "Artist John Derian Talks Festive Taste". Financial Times.
  7. ↑ Martin, Andrew (July 2, 2019). "A Whimsical Provincetown Home, Where Everything Is a Treasure". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ Milan, Jaime (December 6, 2022). "John Derian Designed a Suite at the Dewberry Hotel in Charleston—and It's Full of Fun Surprises". Veranda.
  9. ↑ Stein, Sadie (September 25, 2015). "John Derian Goes Home to Watertown". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ Kurutz, Steven (August 9, 2016). "John Derian's Old World Sensibility". The New York Times.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Hodson, Heather (May 17, 2021). "How John Derian Celebrates the Beauty of a Bygone Age". Avenue Magazine.
  12. ↑ Moskowitz, Martha (March 11, 2024). "Tour John Derian's Apartments Through the Years".
  13. 1 2 Colman, David (October 21, 2007). "It's All Coming Back to Him Now". The New York Times.
  14. ↑ "John Derian". Air Mail. July 11, 2020.
  15. ↑ Goddard, Joanna (June 20, 2018). "John Derian Lives in a Sea Captain's House". Cup of Jo.
  16. ↑ Freestone, Camille (2021). "Inside John Derian's Provincetown Home". Coveteur.
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