shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGermany

in eastern Westphalia, where the river starts

Paderborn

Name: Paderborn — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a city built around two hundred springs.

— 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 small city in eastern Westphalia, named for the river that rises inside it. Over two hundred karst springs surface in the Paderquellgebiet behind the cathedral, then feed the Pader for about four kilometers before it meets the Lippe. Charlemagne held his first eastern diet here in 777, on the same field the springs cross. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Paderborn, 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 Paderborn

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

Paderborn lies in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, between the Teutoburg Forest and the Egge Hills, about 100 km southwest of Hanover. The city's population is around 153,000, with the University of Paderborn one of its largest institutions. The historic core grew around the karst springs of the Pader, which surface in a five-hectare park behind the cathedral. Charlemagne held an imperial diet here in 777, the first Frankish assembly east of the Rhine, and met Pope Leo III in the city in 799.

— informed by Wikipedia — Paderborn

— the water

The Pader is the shortest river in Germany at roughly four kilometers, from the springs behind the cathedral to its confluence with the Lippe at Schloss Neuhaus. Over two hundred individual karst springs feed it from the aquifer of the Paderborner Hochfläche, discharging an average of 5,000 liters per second. The spring water emerges at a near-constant 10°C through every season, so the river runs clear in January and cool in August.

— informed by Wikipedia — Pader

— the stone

The Paderborn Cathedral, begun in 1068 and largely complete by 1270, stands above the springfield on the site of Charlemagne's first chapel. Its west tower rises 93 meters, the tallest landmark in the old city. Inside the cloister, the Dreihasenfenster — the Three Hares Window — sets three hares chasing in a circle so that each shares an ear with its neighbour; six ears between them are drawn as three. The motif appears in Buddhist caves at Dunhuang and travelled west along the silk routes.

— informed by Wikipedia — Paderborn Cathedral

— where

Germany · Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia

— elevation

110 m · 361 ft

— position

51.7189° N · 8.7575° 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.

4 km NW

Schloss Neuhaus

moated Renaissance palace

30 km NW

Externsteine

sandstone rock pillars

30 km N

Detmold

old residence town

Paderborn

Schloss Neuhaus

Externsteine

Detmold

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

In eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, between the Teutoburg Forest and the Egge Hills, about 100 km southwest of Hanover. The city's population is around 153,000.

The shortest river in Germany, around four kilometers from source to confluence. It rises from over two hundred karst springs in the park behind the cathedral and joins the Lippe at Schloss Neuhaus.

Charlemagne held his first imperial diet east of the Rhine here in 777 and met Pope Leo III in the city in 799. The cathedral stands on the site of his original chapel.

A Romanesque cloister window in Paderborn Cathedral showing three hares running in a circle, drawn so that three ears are shared between six. The same motif appears in the Dunhuang caves in China.

The west tower rises 93 meters above the old town. The cathedral was begun in 1068 and largely finished by 1270, with the springfield directly below its east end.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. Paderborn is a specific choice rather than a Berlin or Munich postcard, and it lands for anyone who studied at the university or grew up near the springs.

The Voynich palette suits warm Old-World interiors, Romanesque-revival rooms, and German farmhouse modern. The blues read against limewashed plaster and oak; the reds carry on dark beam walls.

Yes. The European-traditional and old-world-modern lines are leaning back into specific places rather than generic continental motifs, and a Paderborn piece reads as informed and grounded.

A single Large reads well above a console table. Above a standard sofa, step up to a 4-tile Mural; above a long sectional, a 9-tile Mural holds the wall.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation in wet rooms. The Glossy finish is for dry-wall display only.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, so it will not lift, fade, or scratch under normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, drawn from Reid's atlas. Nothing is licensed and nothing repeats across our other shops.

— if this one stayed with you