Wender·Vista
Berlin
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGermany
on the Spree, in the northeast German lowlands

Berlin

— — a city built twice, the second time on purpose.

— 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

“The Brandenburg Gate stands at the end of Unter den Linden as it has since 1791, but the city around it has been rewritten in living memory. Cobblestones mark the Wall's old line through Mitte. The Spree runs slow between Museum Island and the chancellery glass. On a Sunday in Mauerpark, somebody is always singing. Berlin keeps both halves of its century in the open. from the studio

from the studio
Berlin
— bring it home

Berlin, 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 Berlin

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

Berlin is the capital of Germany and the most populous city in the European Union, with about 3.85 million residents inside the city-state boundary. It sits on the Spree and Havel rivers in the northeast German lowlands, about 70 kilometres west of the Polish border. The city is its own federal state, one of sixteen Länder. The Reichstag, rebuilt with Norman Foster's glass dome in 1999, anchors the government quarter; Brandenburg Gate, completed in 1791, stands a short walk west at the end of Unter den Linden.

— the stone

Berlin's stone is a layered record. Sandstone columns at the Altes Museum date to Schinkel's 1830 design; the dome of the Berliner Dom went up in 1905. The Reichstag still carries Cyrillic graffiti left by Red Army soldiers in May 1945, preserved deliberately in the 1999 renovation. A double row of cobblestones runs through Mitte and Kreuzberg marking the line of the Berlin Wall, which fell on 9 November 1989. The East Side Gallery preserves a 1.3-kilometre stretch of the wall as open-air painted memorial.

— the visit

Berlin has three airports historically; today the consolidated Berlin Brandenburg (BER) handles all commercial flights, 18 kilometres southeast of the centre. The S-Bahn and U-Bahn run on a flat fare zoned across the city. Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, holds five museums including the Pergamon and the Neues. The Reichstag dome is free to visit with advance registration. The best light on the river quarter falls late afternoon in May or in the cold blue hour of January when the Spree is half-frozen.

— where
Germany · Berlin, Germany
— elevation
34 m · 112 ft
— position
52.5200° N · 13.4050° 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.
25 km SW
Potsdam
palace city and state capital of Brandenburg
27 km SW
Sanssouci
Prussian palace and park
90 km SE
Spreewald
river-and-canal biosphere reserve
N
Berlin
Potsdam
Sanssouci
Spreewald
— common questions

What people ask.

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

About 3.85 million people inside the city-state boundary, making Berlin the largest city in the European Union by population. The wider Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area holds roughly 6 million.

On the evening of 9 November 1989. The Wall stood for 28 years, from August 1961, dividing the Soviet sector from the American, British, and French sectors of the city.

A neoclassical sandstone gate completed in 1791 at the western end of Unter den Linden. It is the only surviving city gate of old Berlin and has stood as the city's central civic landmark for over two centuries.

Yes. Berlin is one of the sixteen federal states of Germany, a city-state alongside Hamburg and Bremen. It is governed by a Senate and a Governing Mayor rather than a separate state government.

Five museums on an island in the Spree at the heart of Mitte: the Altes Museum, Neues Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie, Bode Museum, and Pergamon. The ensemble has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Willy Brandt, 18 kilometres southeast of the centre. It opened in October 2020 and replaced the older Tegel and Schönefeld airports.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers with years in the city, especially those who remember the post-89 decades. A Medium on a hallway wall or a Small on a desk reads as a quiet daily anchor.

The tile settles into Bauhaus-leaning modernism, warm minimalist rooms, and jewel-tone maximalist walls. The greys and amber tones sit well against pale plaster, oak, or a deep ink-blue accent.

Yes. The current European-modern look pairs restrained palettes with one strong piece of place on the wall. A Medium above a console or a Large above a reading chair is a common placement.

A single Large sits well above a console or a narrow sofa. Above a full sofa, a 4-tile Mural holds the proportion; for a long living-room wall, the 9-tile Mural carries the field.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation in showers, backsplashes, and powder rooms. Glossy is reserved for framed wall pieces.

A dry microfibre cloth for daily dust; a damp microfibre with plain water for anything more. Skip abrasives and ammonia cleaners. The colour lives in the surface and wants no scrubbing.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. Nothing is licensed in or sub-contracted out; Reid curates the atlas and the studio finishes each tile by hand.

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