Wender·Vista
Zagreb
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileCroatia
on the southern slope of Medvednica, inland from the Adriatic

Zagreb

— — two old towns climbing one hill, side by side.

— 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
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— 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

“Zagreb sits where the plain of the Sava meets the wooded slope of Medvednica. The Upper Town and the Lower Town climb the hill together, one medieval and one nineteenth-century, joined by one of the shortest funiculars in the world. St Mark's tiled roof shows the city's old coat of arms. The Dolac market opens every morning above Ban Jelačić Square.

from the studio
Zagreb
— bring it home

Zagreb, 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 Zagreb

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

Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia, with about 770,000 residents in the city and roughly 1.1 million in the metropolitan area. The city sits inland in the country's north, on the southern slope of Mount Medvednica where the wooded foothills meet the plain of the Sava River. The medieval Upper Town, Gornji Grad, grew from two separate hilltop settlements that merged in the seventeenth century. The nineteenth-century Lower Town, Donji Grad, was laid out in a planned green-belt grid known as Lenuci's Horseshoe.

— the stone

St Mark's Church in the Upper Town carries a tiled roof installed in 1880 that shows the medieval coats of arms of Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia on the left, and the older arms of the city of Zagreb on the right. The Cathedral of the Assumption, twice rebuilt after fires and once after the 1880 earthquake, lost the tip of its south spire in the magnitude 5.5 earthquake of March 22, 2020. Repair scaffolding has been part of the skyline since. The Lower Town's planned Lenuci's Horseshoe links eight green squares in a U around the centre.

— the visit

The Zagreb Funicular has run between the Lower and Upper Towns since 1893. Its 66-metre track is among the shortest public-transit funiculars in the world, and the one-minute ride is part of the city's tram system. The Dolac open-air market opens every morning above Ban Jelačić Square; the red parasols are the city's unofficial logo. Most museums close on Mondays. Spring and early autumn are the kindest seasons; January and February bring fog and frost off the Sava.

— where
Croatia · Zagreb
— elevation
158 m · 518 ft
— position
45.8150° N · 15.9819° 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 N
Medvednica
mountain park
25 km W
Samobor
hill town
80 km N
Varaždin
Baroque town
130 km S
Plitvice Lakes
national park
N
Zagreb
Medvednica
Samobor
Varaždin
Plitvice Lakes
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Zagreb is the capital of Croatia, in the country's north on the southern slope of Mount Medvednica where the foothills meet the plain of the Sava River, about 170 km inland from the Adriatic coast.

The Upper Town, Gornji Grad, is the medieval hilltop core that grew from two settlements that merged in the seventeenth century. The Lower Town, Donji Grad, is the planned nineteenth-century grid below, organized around eight green squares.

A 66-metre funicular railway running between the Lower and Upper Towns. In operation since 1893, it is one of the shortest public funiculars in the world, with a ride of about a minute.

The tiled roof was installed in 1880 and shows two medieval coats of arms: the joined arms of Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia on the left, and the older arms of the city of Zagreb on the right.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake on March 22, 2020 damaged the cathedral severely, breaking the tip of its south spire. A larger magnitude 6.4 earthquake near Petrinja followed in December. Repairs to the spires are ongoing.

Dolac is the city's central open-air farmers' market, opened in 1930 on a terrace above Ban Jelačić Square. The rows of red parasols are the city's unofficial visual signature.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for customers with roots in Croatia, and especially for Zagreb natives who recognize St Mark's roof and the Upper Town silhouette. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio travels well.

The piece suits Mitteleuropa-traditional, jewel-tone maximalist, and warm-modern interiors. The St Mark's roof colours read well against deep green, oxblood, or cream walls in a library or entry.

The piece fits the Central-European-traditional and library-revival directions that gained ground through 2025 and 2026, and the broader return to pattern and saturated colour in interiors.

A single Large suits a console up to about 60 inches wide. Above a standard sofa, a 4-tile Mural carries the wall; for a wider sectional or a stair landing, a 9-tile Mural.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for a vertical install near steam or splash. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not lift with cleaning.

Microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasive pads. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and sits beneath a thin protective layer.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in the studio's own visual language and is not licensed from any third party. Reid Wender curates each place that enters the atlas.

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