HALLWAY
An easel board in the entrance to John’s home is reminiscent of the Mixed Tones Canvas fabric he created for Designers Guild (used here as a background)
John Derian is a man driven by gut instincts. His emotive pull towards antiques, ceramics and theatrical kitsch has been the basis for his successful homewares business, beloved from New York to London. So when he felt strongly drawn towards a shingle-clad house listed for sale in Provincetown, Cape Cod, he made a quick bid for ownership. ‘I hadn’t visited Provincetown in over five years, but I used to come here most summers as a child. In 2006, I was visiting a friend and saw the house listed for sale and it really struck me,’ recalls John.
He was disappointed to learn that the house was already under offer and, in fact, off the market. Returning to regular life in New York City, John tried to put the property out of his mind but his efforts were thwarted, somewhat bizarrely, by a technical glitch on his phone. ‘I’d taken a video of the house when I viewed it and strangely, through some fault of my phone, it kept playing whenever I put the phone down. It seemed as if the house was calling me,’ he says. Phoning back his broker in the autumn, John was delighted to find the sale had fallen through and the house was back on the market. By March 2007, he was the new owner.
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THE NEW SHANGRI-LA
Across the globe, garden designers are creating paradise-like spaces by embracing the flora and heritage of indigenous landscapes
A QUIET PLACE
The beauty of this restored Mallorcan villa is its stillness, both inside and out - and it makes whoever comes to visit completely relaxed
THE HOUSE OF FUN
Fearlessly flamboyant is the best way to describe every space of this 1960s French Regency-style mansion in the hills of Los Angeles
HEART & SOUL
A sophisticated use of fresh colours and playful patterns has ensured this modern Singapore apartment is full of character
IT'S WARM INSIDE
In designer Stephanie Barba Mendoza's home, everything was chosen to make her feel cocooned, looked after and full of joy
Shopping trips
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A step ahead
A staircase has a dramatic impact on an interior and a great one is both beautiful and practical
Make an entrance
Tiffany Duggan of Studio Duggan opens the door planning and styling a small hallway
STATE OF THE ART Collector's piece
Six interior designers tell us the artists we should be investing in right now
Mexican revolution
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