Wender·Vista
Bidhannagar
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
east of central Kolkata, across the salt-lake bed

Bidhannagar

— a city drawn on a marsh.

— 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 planned city east of Kolkata, drawn on reclaimed wetland in the 1960s and named for Bidhan Chandra Roy, the chief minister who pushed it through. The sectors run on a grid: low housing blocks in the western numbers, glass office towers in Sector V, the Eco Park lake out at the eastern edge. The traffic moves in the slack hours between Salt Lake Stadium matches.

from the studio
Bidhannagar
— bring it home

Bidhannagar, 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 Bidhannagar

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

Bidhannagar, commonly Salt Lake City, sits immediately east of central Kolkata in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. It was built on the reclaimed bed of the Salt Lakes between 1958 and 1965 and named for Bidhan Chandra Roy, the physician and chief minister who commissioned the project. The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has governed the area since 2015 and covers roughly 33 square kilometres across Sectors I through V, with Sector V holding the city's main information-technology district.

— the stone

The city is laid out as a grid. Sectors I through IV hold low residential blocks and parks; Sector V holds the IT campuses of TCS, Cognizant and Wipro in glass and steel that went up through the 2000s. The single largest landmark is the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, the Salt Lake Stadium, a 68,000-seat football ground reopened after a 2017 renovation that made it the largest dedicated football venue in India.

— the visit

Bidhannagar connects to central Kolkata via the East-West Metro through Salt Lake Sector V and Karunamoyee stations, opened in stages from 2020. Central Park, set in the geometric middle of the grid, hosts the Bengal book and craft fairs through winter. Eco Park in adjacent New Town adds a 480-acre lake-and-garden precinct reachable by autorickshaw. The slow hour to visit is mid-afternoon, between the IT shift change and the evening cricket on the maidans.

— where
India · North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
— position
22.5826° N · 88.4252° 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.
3 km E
Sector V
IT district
2 km S
Salt Lake Stadium
football stadium
1 km S
Central Park
park
5 km E
Eco Park
park
2 km S
Nicco Park
amusement park
N
Bidhannagar
Sector V
Salt Lake Stadium
Central Park
Eco Park
Nicco Park
— common questions

What people ask.

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

It lies immediately east of central Kolkata in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, built on the reclaimed Salt Lakes between 1958 and 1965 and covering about 33 square kilometres across Sectors I through V.

The area was reclaimed from a chain of brackish lagoons known locally as the Salt Lakes. The formal name Bidhannagar honours Bidhan Chandra Roy, the West Bengal chief minister who commissioned the project.

Sector V is the city's information-technology district, with offices for TCS, Cognizant, Wipro and others, plus the City Centre I shopping complex and the Karunamoyee transit hub.

The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Bidhannagar holds about 68,000 seats after a 2017 renovation, making it the largest dedicated football venue in India.

The East-West Metro runs through Salt Lake, with stations at Sector V, Karunamoyee, Central Park and Salt Lake Stadium. By road, it is about 8 kilometres east of Esplanade.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The tile recognises Bidhannagar specifically, not a generic Kolkata image. That distinction lands with residents and Sector V workers. A Small or Medium suits a home; the Keepsake works on an office desk.

The palette sits with Indo-modern interiors, warm-toned minimalism and book-lined studies. It also reads well in office settings where a quieter Kolkata reference is wanted.

A single Large above a console; a four-tile or nine-tile Mural above a sofa. The Medium is the common gift size for a mantle or hallway.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish, both of which handle humidity and are scratch-resistant. Either suits a bathroom wall or a kitchen backsplash.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. The colour lives in the surface, so household cleaners are not needed and abrasive sponges should be avoided.

Yes. The piece is original to the studio, made in Knoxville, Tennessee, in our distinctive stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. It is not licensed from a third party.

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