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OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. J ohn Derian's new Delftware series with Astier de Villatte was inspired by Derian's own collection of 18th-century Dutch and English Delft plates. Astier de Villate shares his love of antique dinnerware: The Parisian ceramics manufacturer's first plates were inspired by 400-year-old French designs, and the workshop employs updated 18th- century manufacturing traditions to produce i t s w a r e s . T h e collection of 12 p l a t e s f e a t u r e s historic designs, all reinterpreted through Derian's romantic lens with herons, blossoms, peacocks, u r n s , c h i n o i s e r i e landscapes, and other patterns from the 18th and 19th centuries. John Derian x Astier de Villatte, $122 to $290, at astierdevillatte.com, johnderian. com. Rebecca Sherman Above: John Derian X Astier de Villatte Delftware. Clockwise from far left: English Delft Bouquet dinner plate. Long Pond Heron dinner plate. Chinoiserie Landscape 1760 Bristol dessert plate. 18