shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileChile

on the Pacific, just north of Valparaíso

Viña del Mar

Name: Viña del Mar — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a garden city the sea brought up the hill.

— 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 coastal city of about 330,000 on the central Chilean shore, separated from Valparaíso by a short stretch of road around the Marga Marga estuary. José Francisco Vergara laid it out in 1874 as a summer retreat from the port next door. The Reloj de Flores still keeps time at the south end of the beach, and the casino has stood above the rocks since 1930. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Viña del Mar, 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 Viña del Mar

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

Viña del Mar sits on the Pacific coast of central Chile, about 120 km northwest of Santiago and immediately north of the port of Valparaíso, separated from it by the Marga Marga estuary. The city was founded in 1874 by Chilean engineer and politician José Francisco Vergara as a planned residential extension of Valparaíso, and its grid was laid into the former hacienda lands of the Carrera family. It has roughly 330,000 residents and remains Chile's best-known coastal resort.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the season

The high season is the southern summer, roughly December through March, when Pacific water temperatures along this stretch of coast hover near 15-17°C — cool by Caribbean standards, normal for the Humboldt Current. The Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar runs each February at the Quinta Vergara amphitheatre and has drawn Latin American audiences since 1960. Autumn and winter are quieter, with overcast mornings and clearing afternoons.

— informed by Festival de Viña del Mar

— the water

The beaches stretch north from the Marga Marga: Caleta Abarca at the south end, then Acapulco, El Sol, Mirasol, and Reñaca a few kilometres up the shore. The Reloj de Flores, a working clock built into a hillside of planted flowers, was set near Caleta Abarca for the 1962 FIFA World Cup and has been replanted seasonally ever since. The Castillo Wulff, finished in 1906, sits on a rocky outcrop just south of the estuary.

— informed by Reloj de Flores

— where

Chile · Valparaíso Province, Valparaíso Region

— position

-33.0245° S · 71.5518° 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.

8 km S

Valparaíso

port city

6 km N

Reñaca

beach neighbourhood

15 km N

Concón

coastal town

35 km SW

Quintay

fishing cove

Viña del Mar

Valparaíso

Reñaca

Concón

Quintay

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Viña del Mar — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Viña del Mar is on Chile's central Pacific coast, about 120 km northwest of Santiago and adjacent to Valparaíso, separated from it by the Marga Marga estuary in the Valparaíso Region.

Chilean engineer and politician José Francisco Vergara founded Viña del Mar in 1874 as a planned residential extension of Valparaíso. Quinta Vergara, his family estate, is now a public park and the home of the song festival.

The Reloj de Flores is a working clock set into a hillside of seasonally planted flowers near Caleta Abarca beach. It was installed for the 1962 FIFA World Cup and is one of the city's signatures.

The Festival Internacional de la Canción runs each February at the Quinta Vergara amphitheatre. It has been held since 1960 and is the largest and longest-running music festival in Latin America.

Valparaíso is the working port, built on steep hills, with the older bohemian quarters. Viña del Mar, just north, is the planned grid laid out in 1874 as a residential and beach city. Together they form one metropolitan area.

Cool. The Humboldt Current keeps summer sea temperatures near 15-17°C, even in February. Locals swim, but many visitors find the water bracing and stay on the sand.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Viña del Mar is widely known across Latin America from the February festival broadcasts, and it carries warmth for anyone with summers spent on the central Chilean coast. A Medium or a Coaster Set travels well as a gift.

The piece reads as Coastal-Modern, Spanish-Colonial Revival, and warm Mid-Century — soft Pacific blues, terracotta, and the green of the Reloj de Flores. It sits well in a sunroom or above a console table.

Yes. The current Coastal-Modern palette leans on muted blues and warm sandy whites, both of which this piece carries. It also fits the Latin-Modern look, which uses terracotta with cool blue accents.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads from across the room. Over a long console, a 4-tile Mural fills the wall without crowding. A 9-tile Mural suits a stairwell or a tall entry wall.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both stand up to humidity and scratches, which makes them safe for a coastal-themed bathroom or a kitchen splashback. Glossy stays in drier rooms.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and cannot fade with cleaning. No solvents and no abrasive pads.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, hand-finished in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is no licensing and no third-party printing.

— if this one stayed with you