Wender·Vista
Bengaluru
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
on the Deccan Plateau, in Karnataka

Bengaluru

— the city that grew up in a garden.

— 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 garden city, set on the Deccan Plateau at nearly nine hundred metres. The climate stays mild across the year, what locals call air-conditioned without machines. Cubbon Park and Lalbagh keep the centre green. Beyond them the technology corridors stretch east toward Whitefield and south to Electronic City, where most of India's software is written and where the workday begins twelve hours ahead of California.

from the studio
Bengaluru
— bring it home

Bengaluru, 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 Bengaluru

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

Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, sits at roughly 920 metres on the Deccan Plateau in southern India. The metropolitan population is around 13 million. The city was founded by Kempegowda I in 1537 as a fortified market town and took its modern shape under the Mysore princely state and the British cantonment established in 1809. Since the 1990s it has been India's principal centre of information technology and biotechnology, anchored by the Indian Institute of Science (founded 1909) and the corporate campuses at Electronic City and Whitefield.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the air

Bengaluru's elevation gives it one of the most temperate climates of any major Indian city. Average highs hold between 24 and 33 Celsius across the year. The southwest monsoon runs June through September; the northeast monsoon brings further rain in October and November. The cool dry months from December through February draw the largest visitor flows. Locals describe the climate as air-conditioned without machines, a phrase older than the technology industry that now relies on the city's stable evenings and predictable mornings.

— the stone

The Vidhana Soudha, finished in 1956 in granite quarried from the surrounding Deccan, holds the seat of the Karnataka legislature. Architect Kengal Hanumanthaiah designed it in a style he called Mysore Neo-Dravidian, a deliberate answer to the colonial classicism of the High Court across the road. Lalbagh, the botanical garden begun by Hyder Ali around 1760 and finished under Tipu Sultan, holds a Glass House modelled on London's Crystal Palace, built in 1889 and still hosting flower shows each January and August.

— informed by Karnataka Tourism
— where
India · Bengaluru, Karnataka
— elevation
920 m · 3,018 ft
— position
12.9716° N · 77.5946° 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.
140 km SW
Mysuru
palace city
60 km N
Nandi Hills
hill station
130 km SW
Srirangapatna
fortress island
340 km N
Hampi
ruined capital
N
Bengaluru
Mysuru
Nandi Hills
Srirangapatna
Hampi
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Since the early 1990s the city has hosted the headquarters or major campuses of Infosys, Wipro, and most multinational software firms operating in India. Roughly 40 percent of Indian IT exports originate from Bengaluru.

Mild for tropical India. Average highs run 24 to 33 Celsius across the year, with rain from both the southwest and northeast monsoons. The dry months from December to February are the busiest visitor period.

Kempegowda I, a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire, founded the city as a fortified market in 1537. His four watchtowers still mark the historical edges of the old town.

Kannada is the official state language. English and Hindi are widely used in business; Tamil and Telugu are also common given the cosmopolitan workforce that has settled in the city since the 1990s.

A 240-acre botanical garden begun by Hyder Ali around 1760 and expanded by Tipu Sultan. The Glass House inside, modelled on London's Crystal Palace, hosts a major flower show each January and August.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers with roots in the city. Lalbagh's red soil, the Vidhana Soudha, the jacaranda streets read instantly to anyone who grew up there. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries well.

The piece sits well in Indo-modern, biophilic, and warm-minimalist rooms. Sandstone, teak, and deep green accents in the room pick up the garden-city palette in the tile.

A single Large reads well above a standard sofa. For a longer wall, a 4-tile Mural carries the plateau horizon; a 9-tile Mural suits a wide foyer, dining wall, or stairwell landing.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and holds in humid rooms. Glossy is reserved for framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

A microfibre cloth and clean water. No abrasive pads, no ammonia-based cleaners. The thin glossy or satin finish wipes clean without polish or sealer.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and finished in our Knoxville studio. Nothing is licensed, and the visual language is our own across the whole atlas of places.

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