If you’ve ever walked down East Second Street you have likely seen a series of three beautiful, gem-like shops known collectively as the John Derian Company. Step inside this store and you will feel as though you’ve left Manhattan and have been transported to a cozy shop on Paris’s Left Bank. This home-accessories shop is filled with Derian’s decoupage glassware (paperweights, trays, dishes, lamps etc.) , vintage silverware, vibrant tablecloths as well as napkins, moroccan lanterns, French and American antiques, not to mention accent furniture from around the world. Whew! If you get overwhelmed the patient staff are more than happy to steer you in the right direction. You can never go wrong buying a gift here both for yourself and your lucky friends. There is now a second location in the West Village in a charming 500 square foot space that once housed a former pet shop. I guess you could safely say that the John Derian Company is literally and figuratively the “cats meow”!
John Derian Company, 6 East 2nd Street, and 18 Christopher Street, NYC