Showing posts with label decoupage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decoupage. Show all posts

Friday, March 30, 2012

The Macbeth Collection

I've always loved The Macbeth Collection and decided finally to add it to our site! They decoupage galvanized metal in many shapes and sizes of buckets, tubs, trays and the like. I think they are perfect for organizing any room! They are great for outdoor parties to serve drinks, hold utensils, ice, you name it. I also think they make great hostess gifts or wedding gifts for the couple who loves to entertain by their pool or at the beach! Or how about a the midi bath bucket filled with a towel from Ambajam or body products from Aden and Anais as a baby gift? Adorable. Or a clipboard plus a personalized notepad from Dabney Lee for a teachers gift? Perfect. Or how about a magazine bin and a bunch of magazines for someone who is sick or off their feet! So thoughtful. The possibilities are endless! We offer over 80 prints to choose from plus adorable images and stripes that you can add. Be sure to check out the navy, red and white story- perfect for Memorial Day, lobster and clam bakes and 4th of July. You design it and personalize it any way you want! How cool is that?

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

John Derian's blooms are popping up all over!





John Derian's decoupage designs definitely have an identifiable "look." I love when he uses exploded or close-up images of flowers or shells. It looks so modern and fresh and reminds me of a Georgia O'Keeffe painting. Two of his new round floral plate designs were featured in Elle Decor and Martha Stewart this spring. His Poppy 11" plate was in Elle Decor and this beautiful pink 8" Papaver Simplici plate was just featured in Martha Stewart. What a beautiful wedding or mother's day gift these plates make! Flowers that truly last forever! We also have several other floral pieces from John Derian in prices that range from $70-$100, click here to see the whole John Derian collection.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

John Derian- a piece of art, a piece of history






New pieces to Orange and Pear

John Derian rented his lower East side studio to sell his witty and old-world decoupage back in 1994. Then he said, "Hey, if I sell a plate a day, that will help pay the rent." His line is now highly sought after and his store is ultra-cool and eclectic. You can get lost in his eponymous store and feel like you've traveled to India, Morocco or just back to the 19th century anywhere in the world. He has been collecting images, letters, books- anything that inspires him, focusing on 19th Century ephemera, for over 20 years. There is a lot of wonderful decoupage out there but John Derian's is different. He has an eye for the beautiful, graphic, colorful, witty, odd, macabre and dark. He often places images on top of old letters- I love this technique- it makes the image less perfect or pretty if you will - it adds a bit of curiosity and interest. He appeals to any sensibility with his work and displayed all together and it represents the many moods, emotions and experiences that we all have. He is now selling to more than 300 stores in the U.S and Internationally and has been acclaimed by Vogue and Elle Decor. He still has a studio in NYC where he hires a small staff of artisans to help with his production in addition to a small wholesale staff. He just recently designed a melamine line for Target, helping to launch his name to households other than the "artsy set." What I find fun and interesting in selling his work is that he chooses the images that interest him and you can choose a piece that resonates with you- that sparks a wonderful memory, makes you laugh, or just looks beautiful in your home. His plates can be hung, or displayed on easels. We offer the hardware for hanging and can help you find easels. His pieces can be used for entertaining (just wipe clean- do not submerge in water). They make wonderful birthday, hostess, housewarming and wedding gifts. Their appeal is timeless and has lasted for over 20 years and should last for many years to come.


His sealife and ship images are signature to his line.

We love his shell plates- they are beautiful as individual gifts and fabulous as a wall series, hung all together.