shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileChad

on the Chari River, at Chad's western edge

N'Djamena

Name: N'Djamena — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a city the desert hands to the river.

— 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

“Chad's capital sits where the Chari and Logone rivers meet, just before they empty north into Lake Chad. Across the water is Cameroon, close enough to walk a bridge between them. The city was founded as Fort-Lamy by the French in 1900 and renamed N'Djamena by President Tombalbaye in 1973. Markets open before dawn; the midday heat clears the streets and brings them back at dusk. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

N'Djamena, 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 N'Djamena

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

N'Djamena is the capital of Chad and its largest city, with a population near 1.4 million. It stands on the eastern bank of the Chari River at its confluence with the Logone, looking across the water to Kousseri in northern Cameroon. The city was founded by French colonel Émile Gentil in 1900 as Fort-Lamy and renamed N'Djamena by President François Tombalbaye in 1973, taking its name from a nearby village meaning the place of rest. It is the administrative, commercial, and cultural seat of the country.

— informed by Wikipedia — N'Djamena

— the air

The city sits in the Sahel at roughly 295 metres elevation, on the southern edge of Saharan climate. The year divides into three: a long dry season from November through March, when the harmattan wind carries fine Saharan dust southward and reduces visibility for weeks at a time; a short hot season in April and May with daytime highs above forty Celsius; and a rainy season from July through September, when the Chari floods low ground and roads become slow.

— informed by Wikipedia — Harmattan

— the year

Independence Day on the eleventh of August marks the 1960 break from France and brings parades along Avenue Charles de Gaulle. The Grand Marché, rebuilt after the 2011 fire, runs every day except major holidays and is busiest in the cool months. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are public observances; the city's population is roughly half Muslim and the Grand Mosque and Cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Paix stand within a few blocks of one another.

— informed by Wikipedia — Chad

— where

Chad · N'Djamena, Chad

— elevation

295 m · 968 ft

— position

12.1348° N · 15.0557° E

— 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 W

Kousseri

city (Cameroon)

120 km NW

Lake Chad

lake

at the lake

Grand Mosque

mosque

N'Djamena

Kousseri

Lake Chad

Grand Mosque

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about N'Djamena — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

N'Djamena is the capital of Chad, in central Africa, on the eastern bank of the Chari River at its confluence with the Logone. It looks across the water to Kousseri in northern Cameroon.

It was founded by French colonel Émile Gentil in 1900 as Fort-Lamy. President François Tombalbaye renamed the city N'Djamena in 1973, taking the name from a nearby village meaning the place of rest.

The city is home to roughly 1.4 million people and is Chad's largest by a wide margin. It is the administrative, commercial, and cultural seat of the country and one of the largest cities in the central Sahel.

Hot semi-arid. The long dry season runs November to March, with harmattan winds carrying Saharan dust. April and May bring highs above forty Celsius, and the rainy season from July to September floods the Chari.

N'Djamena International Airport sits at the city's southern edge, with direct flights to Paris, Addis Ababa, and Casablanca. Road links cross the river to Kousseri in Cameroon and run south toward Moundou and N'Gaoundéré.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well to anyone born in the city, working in the country, or returning from a posting there. The Medium with a handwritten note from the studio is the size most of our gift buyers send.

The piece sits well in Warm Earth, Modern African, and Sahel-palette interiors. The colours lean toward terracotta, dust-gold, and river-blue, which read against plaster, lime-washed walls, or warm wood.

Above a sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural holds the wall. Above a console table, the Medium is usually right. The 9-tile Mural is reserved for stair walls and double-height rooms.

Yes, in either the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and stand up to steam and splash. The Glossy finish is best kept to dry display rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. No abrasives, no ammonia, no citrus cleaners. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, so daily wiping does not fade it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio and never licensed out. Reid Wender curates each place into the atlas, and the studio hand-finishes every tile in Knoxville.

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