John Derian Gems Tray Designer About John Derian: John Derian Company Inc. was established in 1989 in New York City. John's early obsession with printed matter led him to decoupage, the art of cutting and pasting paper. Since then, he and a small studio of artisans in New York City have been using this craft to create glass plates, trays, bowls, and other decorative home items with imagery from his vast and ever-expanding collection of 18th- and 19th-century prints.