Wender·Vista
Paris
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileFrance
on the Seine, in the Île-de-France region of northern France

Paris

— — a city the river still organises.

— 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

“A capital the river still organises. The Seine bends through the centre and the city steps down to its banks in stone. Limestone facades hold the same height for blocks at a time, the towers of Notre-Dame stand again, and the iron lattice of the Tour Eiffel keeps its strange permanent appointment with the skyline. The light is grey, then gold, then grey again.

from the studio
Paris
— bring it home

Paris, 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 Paris

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

France's capital, on the Seine in the northern Île-de-France region. Roughly 2.1 million people live within the twenty arrondissements; about 12 million across the metropolitan area. The river runs about 13 kilometres through the city, crossed by 37 bridges, and bends around Île de la Cité where the medieval city began. Paris has been continuously settled since the Parisii built a Celtic town on the island around 250 BC. The Île-de-France region holds nearly a fifth of the French population.

— informed by Wikipedia — Paris
— the stone

Most of central Paris was rebuilt between 1853 and 1870 under Baron Haussmann's prefecture, which set facade heights, balcony lines, and roof angles by boulevard width. The stone is Lutetian limestone, quarried from beneath the city itself, which gives the buildings their pale grey-gold colour in any light. Notre-Dame de Paris, begun in 1163 and finished about 1345, reopened to worship in December 2024 after five years of restoration from the April 2019 fire. The new spire follows Viollet-le-Duc's nineteenth-century drawings.

— the light

The Eiffel Tower stands 330 metres above the Champ de Mars, built by Gustave Eiffel's firm in just over two years for the 1889 World's Fair. It was intended to come down after twenty years and was kept for radio transmission. Each evening after dark the tower lights gold, and for five minutes at the top of every hour 20,000 white bulbs sparkle across the lattice. The display has run since the year 2000, and the city's skyline keeps a steady appointment with itself.

— where
France · Paris, Île-de-France
— elevation
35 m · 115 ft
— position
48.8566° N · 2.3522° 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.
20 km W
Versailles
royal palace
75 km NW
Giverny
Monet's garden
145 km E
Reims
cathedral city
N
Paris
Versailles
Giverny
Reims
— common questions

What people ask.

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

330 metres to tip including antennas, 300 metres to roof platform. It was built by Gustave Eiffel's firm for the 1889 World's Fair and was the tallest structure on earth until 1930.

The cathedral reopened to worship and visitors in December 2024, five and a half years after the April 2019 fire destroyed the spire and roof. The restored spire follows Viollet-le-Duc's nineteenth-century design.

The Seine runs about 13 kilometres through the city, crossed by 37 bridges. It bends west to east and splits around Île de la Cité and Île Saint-Louis at the centre.

Baron Haussmann's nineteenth-century renovation set facade heights, balcony lines, and roof angles by boulevard width. The rules still govern most of central Paris and produce the city's uniform skyline.

One of twenty administrative districts that spiral clockwise from Île de la Cité at the centre. The 1st through 4th hold the historic core; the 20th sits at the northeastern edge.

For five minutes at the top of each hour after sunset until 1 a.m. The effect uses 20,000 bulbs added in 2000 and runs on a separate circuit from the steady gold lighting.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for people who keep returning. The view it holds is the one travellers describe when they get home. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio travels well.

Parisian Classic, French Modern, and warm Minimalist rooms. Pairs with limewashed walls, oak parquet, and brass. The greys and golds settle into a neutral palette without going flat.

Yes. The trend leans on tonal neutrals and a long view of place, and Paris is the reference point. A Medium hangs cleanly above a console.

A single Large covers most sofas. For a wider wall a 4-tile Mural reads as one painting. Above a 9-foot sofa a 9-tile Mural carries the room.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for wet rooms and vertical installations. Both are scratch resistant and wipe clean with a soft cloth.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasive pads. The colour lives inside the ceramic surface and will not lift.

Yes. Every piece is curated by Reid Wender and hand-finished at our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license outside artwork.

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