Wender·Vista
Munich
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGermany
in Bavaria, on the Isar, with the Alps an hour south

Munich

— — the city the river runs cold through.

— 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 Bavarian capital sits on the Isar where the river runs grey-green from the Alps. Marienplatz holds the centre, the Frauenkirche's twin onion domes visible from most of the old streets. The Englischer Garten runs four kilometres along the river, longer than Central Park. In late September the Theresienwiese fills with the Oktoberfest tents. The rest of the year the city keeps its own quieter rhythm.

from the studio
Munich
— bring it home

Munich, 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 Munich

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

Munich sits on the Isar river in southern Bavaria, about 50 kilometres north of the foothills of the Alps and 100 kilometres from the Austrian border. The city was founded in 1158 by Henry the Lion, who moved a salt-route bridge upriver to redirect tolls. The Frauenkirche, the late-Gothic cathedral completed in 1488, anchors the old town with its 99-metre twin towers; municipal code forbids new buildings in the inner city from rising above them. Population sits near 1.5 million.

— the water

The Isar drains the Karwendel range in the Austrian Alps and runs 295 kilometres north to the Danube. Through Munich the river carries glacial silt that turns the water pale grey-green in summer and clear in winter. The Englischer Garten, opened to the public in 1789, follows the river for 3.7 kilometres and holds a standing wave at the Eisbach where surfers ride through every season. The river was renaturalised between 2000 and 2011, with concrete weirs removed and gravel banks restored.

— the season

Bavaria runs a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. January averages just below freezing; July averages 19°C. Oktoberfest runs sixteen to eighteen days from mid-September to the first Sunday in October on the Theresienwiese, drawing six million visitors and serving beer from six Munich breweries. The Christkindlmarkt opens late November on Marienplatz, with wooden stalls under the New Town Hall's neo-Gothic facade and its 43-bell carillon, which performs three times daily.

— where
Germany · Munich, Bavaria
— elevation
520 m · 1,706 ft
— position
48.1351° N · 11.5820° 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.
1 km central
Marienplatz
central square
1 km N
Englischer Garten
urban park
1 km central
Frauenkirche
cathedral
5 km NW
Nymphenburg Palace
baroque palace
80 km S
Bavarian Alps
mountain range
N
Munich
Marienplatz
Englischer Garten
Frauenkirche
Nymphenburg Palace
Bavarian Alps
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The festival runs sixteen to eighteen days from mid-September to the first Sunday in October on the Theresienwiese, a 42-hectare meadow southwest of the old town. Six Munich breweries pour, and about six million visitors attend.

The Isar, which drains the Karwendel range in the Austrian Alps and runs 295 kilometres north to the Danube. Through Munich the water carries glacial silt that turns it pale grey-green in summer.

The twin towers reach 99 metres. Munich municipal code forbids new buildings in the inner city from rising above them, which has preserved the cathedral's silhouette as the dominant feature of the skyline since 1488.

It runs 3.7 kilometres along the Isar and covers 375 hectares, larger than New York's Central Park. The Eisbach standing wave near the south entrance has been surfed by Münchners since the 1970s.

The city was founded in 1158 by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, who moved a salt-route bridge upriver to redirect tolls. The name comes from the Old High German for monks, referring to the brothers of nearby Tegernsee Abbey.

About 50 kilometres separate the city from the first foothills, and 80 to 100 kilometres reach the higher peaks of the Bavarian Alps. Day trips to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze run by train in roughly 90 minutes.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well as a gift for Bavarian diaspora, for those who studied or worked a year in the city, and for Oktoberfest groups marking a milestone. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note reads as personal.

The deep green, gold, and stained-glass blue palette suits Alpine modern, Bavarian traditional, and biophilic interiors. It also holds in jewel-tone maximalist rooms paneled in wood, where the tile reads as a quiet anchor.

The current Alpine modern direction pairs blonde wood and wool with one strong piece of figurative art per wall. The Medium or Large fills that role with the city's signature greens and golds.

A single Large suits most sofas and consoles. A 4-tile Mural reads as one composition for wider walls; a 9-tile Mural anchors a full feature wall.

Yes, with Dura Satin or Matte finish, both scratch-resistant and built for splash and steam. The Glossy finish is for dry framed display.

A microfibre cloth with water, or dry. No abrasive pads, no bleach, no solvent-based cleaners. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, so dusting is the only routine the surface needs.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted by Reid Wender, the curator, in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. No outside licensing. One studio, one eye.

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