John Derian has that rare tastemaker’s gift: The things he likes are the things we like. Using his eye and his curiosity, he’s turned his passion for discovering one-of-a- kind illustrations, etchings, chromolithographic prints, and rare reproductions into a beloved, international business. This new engagement diary is like having a best-of John Derian collection, except you get to use it, really use it, every day. Even carry it with you. With a spread for every week of the year (and plenty of room for keeping track of appointments), here are 52 favorite John Derian images—silhouettes and seashells, a glittering taxonomy of beetles, and a long-lost love note—in an elegant, beautifully designed and printed engagement calendar. Keep track of everything important in 2018 in the most visually pleasing and sophisticated way possible. Gift-boxed calendar includes marbleized endpapers, ribbon bookmark, and interstitial collage spreads.  

John Derian Engagement Calendar 2018

Arts & Photography

Derian, John

Individual Artists

Workman Publishing Company

John Derian is an artist and designer who creates timeless, transporting collectibles out of printed images from the past. A botanical illustration of butterflies. Dabs of color from an artist’s palette, their jewel-like hues faint but glowing. Victorian etchings of an elephant, a quarter horse, a bouquet of pansies. A wistful note in elegant script. Beautiful, silent, nostalgic, mysterious, they’re like images from a dream, like something we might remember seeing in a child’s schoolbook from a previous life. Adapted from the astonishing John Derian Picture Book, here is a calendar of singular beauty. Stunningly designed, printed on paper with the tint of a nineteenth-century book, it’s a calendar as object of desire, one that captures the ineffable appeal of John Derian’s world. This signature edition calendar includes a bonus gift: an 11" x 14" fine art print of the cover image on archival acid-free stock, suitable for framing. The calendar is printed on uncoated stock and packaged in a handsome full-color gift envelope.

The World of John Derian Wall Calendar 2018

Designer John Derian has a unique tastemaker’s gift for gathering artworks, heirlooms, and artifacts that transport us to another world. Mysterious yet familiar, they’re like pieces we might remember from a dream or a memory that invite us to look again and again. Every week of this engagement calendar spotlights a rich, arresting image. From intensely colored butterflies and birds to Victorian silhouettes, long-lost letters, and feathery ferns , the best of John Derian is here. Matching the exacting standards of the New York Times bestselling book, it’s beautifully designed and elegantly bound with a wraparound jacket, as practical as it is sophisticated, with ample room for writing in appointments, lists, and notes.

John Derian Engagement Calendar 2019

Designer John Derian has a unique talent for creating images that we love to look at. In a calendar that’s like a work of art for your wall, 12 exquisite images—culled from his singular collection of artifacts and heirlooms—are printed on big, lush full-bleed pages of uncoated stock. Botanical prints of coral. An elegant illustration of a pagoda. Vintage garden maze. They are pieces of the past that are timelessly alluring, sparking recognition and nostalgia, contemplation and curiosity. Adapted from the New York Times bestseller, this stunningly designed calendar is packaged in a handsome full-color gift envelope and includes an 11" × 14" fine art print suitable for framing.  

The World of John Derian Wall Calendar 2019

Celebrate the extraordinary work of artist and designer John Derian, and be surprised and delighted every day.\nEspecially for 2024—among the rare things John Derian collects, and that his fans love, are vintage color studies created by artists and students. Now he shares twelve of the best in this irresistible, themed calendar. There are watercolors and there are oils, swatches and color wheels, all in the most pleasing hues and gradations. It’s as if each month takes you inside the mind of an artist—but also back in time, in that singularly evocative way that makes Derian’s work unique in the world of design. Each image is accompanied by a caption featuring information about its source and time period. Printed on uncoated, responsibly sourced paper.

The World of John Derian Wall Calendar 2023: Hand-Colored Works of Art

Workman Calendars

Studies in color. 
Among the rare things John Derian collects, and that his fans love, are vintage color studies created by artists and students. Now he shares twelve of the best in this irresistible themed calendar. There are watercolors and oils, swatches and color wheels, all in the most pleasing hues and gradations. It’s as if each month takes you inside the mind of an artist—but also back in time, in that singularly evocative way that makes Derian’s work unique in the world of design. Printed on uncoated, responsibly sourced paper.

The World of John Derian Wall Calendar 2024: Color Studies

The World of John Derian Wall Calendar 2025

New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Gift Books of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, House Beautiful, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Better Homes &amp; Gardens, Luxe Interiors + Design, People StyleWatch, Garden &amp; Gun, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, New York Magazine, and more John Derian’s home goods empire reaches far and wide—in addition to the four John Derian stores he owns in New York and Massachussetts, his products are sold by more than 600 retailers worldwide, including Neiman Marcus, ABC, and Gump’s in the United States; Conran and Liberty in the UK; and Astier de Villatte in Paris. It all started with his now-iconic collectible plates decoupaged with 19th-century artwork sourced from old and rare books, a process that credited him with elevating the decoupage technique into fine art. Over the past 25 years, the brand has expanded greatly to include home and general design gifts and products. Now, for the first time ever, comes the book John Derian fans have been waiting for. Culled from the thousands of images that have appeared in his biannual collections, here is an astoundingly beautiful assortment of nearly 300 full-bleed images in their original form. From intensely colored flowers and birds to curious portraits, hand-drawn letters, and breathtaking landscapes, the best of John Derian is here. The result is an oversized object of desire, a work of art in and of itself, that brilliantly walks the line between commerce and art, and that is destined to become the gift book of the season.

John Derian Picture Book (John Derian Paper Goods)

Graphic Design

Artisan

A curated collection of wrapping paper sheets and matching gift tags from John Derian’s exquisite collection of 19th-century paper designs. The book includes 12 perforated wrapping paper sheets—from flowers to oceans and everything in between—that detach and unfold to 18 7/8" by 25 3/4", along with 12 matching gift tags.\nJohn Derian first caught the eye of tastemakers and design gurus with his now iconic collectible plates, decoupaged with 19th-century artwork sourced from old and rare books. Derian’s home goods empire has since grown to global recognition, including the New York Times bestseller John Derian Picture Book, which perfectly captures the artist’s unique and timeless eye.\nNow, for the first time ever, comes a new line of stationery, including wrapping paper, notebooks, puzzles, wall decals, stickers, and more. Each product in the John Derian stationery line features 19th-century imagery, including lush florals, expressive animals, abstract patterns, and hand-drawn letters, all bursting with personality, color, and nostalgia.

John Derian Paper Goods: Wrapping Paper & Gift Tags

John Derian is an artist and designer whose work with printed images from the past transports the viewer to another world. With its deep, jewellike tones, Dancing Butterflies captures that time when the simple reproduction of color was a thing of wonder. This print from the nineteenth century features seven species of butterfly, the faint ID numbers still visible, hovering over a beautifully etched thistle in the kind of art-meets-science still life that inspired a generation of Victorian naturalists.\nFeaturing: 750 full-color interlocking pieces Art print with puzzle image Finished puzzle is 18 7/8" x 26 3/8"

John Derian Paper Goods: Dancing Butterflies 750-Piece Puzzle (Artisan Puzzle)

Artisan Puzzle

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