shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileArgentina

in Greater Buenos Aires, just south of the capital

Lanús

Name: Lanús — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the south side of the city, in granate and blue.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A working partido on the south edge of Buenos Aires, named for Anacarsis Lanús, the man who put the railway through. The team plays in garnet and blue and the streets carry that colour on match days. The Riachuelo is close. So is the rest of the country, by train.

from the studio

— bring it home

Lanús, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Lanús

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Lanús is a partido in the southern conurbation of Greater Buenos Aires, about ten kilometres south of the Obelisco. The seat is Lanús Oeste; the partido is split east and west by the Roca commuter line, which runs from Constitución station out toward La Plata. The Riachuelo forms the northern border with the City of Buenos Aires. The partido is named for Anacarsis Lanús, the nineteenth-century landowner who pushed the railway through.

— informed by Wikipedia — Lanús

— the year

The pulse of the partido is Club Atlético Lanús, founded in 1915 and playing at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús (La Fortaleza), with a capacity around 47,000. The club's colours are garnet and blue — granate y azul — and league wins in 2007 and a Copa Sudamericana in 2013 anchor the modern identity. On match days the streets near Avenida 25 de Mayo carry that colour from the station out to the ground.

— informed by Wikipedia — Club Atlético Lanús

— the visit

Most visitors reach Lanús on the Roca line from Constitución; the ride to Lanús station takes about twenty minutes. From there the town is walkable: Plaza 9 de Julio, the cathedral, the long commercial axis of Avenida Hipólito Yrigoyen. The singer Sandro, one of Argentina's most beloved performers, grew up in Valentín Alsina, the riverside neighbourhood on the partido's north edge. The matchday crowds at La Fortaleza are the other reason people come.

— informed by Wikipedia — Sandro de América

— where

Argentina · Partido de Lanús, Buenos Aires Province

— elevation

12 m · 39 ft

— position

-34.7068° S · 58.3960° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

5 km NE

Avellaneda

neighbouring partido

10 km N

Buenos Aires

capital

9 km SE

Quilmes

neighbouring partido

6 km S

Lomas de Zamora

neighbouring partido

Lanús

Avellaneda

Buenos Aires

Quilmes

Lomas de Zamora

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lanús — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Lanús is a partido in the southern Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, about ten kilometres south of central Buenos Aires. The Riachuelo separates it from the City of Buenos Aires to the north.

The Roca commuter line runs from Constitución station south through Lanús. The ride takes about twenty minutes and runs every few minutes through the day.

The partido takes its name from Anacarsis Lanús, the nineteenth-century landowner and railway promoter who helped push the Buenos Aires and Great Southern Railway through the area.

Garnet and blue — granate y azul. The club was founded in 1915 and plays at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, known locally as La Fortaleza, with room for about 47,000.

The football club, the commuter rail that built the town, and the working-class identity of the south side of Greater Buenos Aires. The singer Sandro grew up in the riverside neighbourhood of Valentín Alsina.

Lanús is a partido — an administrative district of Buenos Aires Province. The seat is Lanús Oeste, but the partido is densely urban end to end with a population over 450,000.

— about the piece in your home

It has been for many of our customers. The garnet and blue read clearly on the tile and the south-side identity is specific enough that someone from the partido recognises it at a glance. A Coaster or Small with a handwritten note carries well.

The granate and deep blue suit Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms, traditional walnut studies, and South-American Modern living spaces with leather and dark wood. It also reads well against warm white plaster.

Yes. The piece sits well in a den or office among scarves, framed shirts, and matchday photography. The Medium hangs cleanly above a console; a Coaster Set works on a bar.

Single Large reads above most consoles. Above a standard sofa, the 4-tile Mural fills the wall well; over an oversized sectional, the 9-tile Mural holds the room.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation in steam-heavy rooms. The Glossy finish is for framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water is enough. No solvents, no abrasive pads. The colour lives in the ceramic surface itself, so it will not lift or fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license third-party art and the visual language is our own.

— if this one stayed with you