Wender·Vista
Gandhinagar
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
on the Sabarmati River, north of Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar

— — a grid laid out under shade trees.

— 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

“Gujarat's planned capital, drawn on a thirty-sector grid in 1965 and named for Gandhi. Indian architects Prakash Apte and H.K. Mewada laid the streets wide and lined them with neem and gulmohar, so the city now reads as one of the greenest capitals in India. The Akshardham temple rises in pink sandstone at the eastern edge. The Sabarmati runs along the western boundary, slow and brown.

from the studio
Gandhinagar
— bring it home

Gandhinagar, 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 Gandhinagar

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

Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat, on the west bank of the Sabarmati River about 23 kilometres north of Ahmedabad. The city was planned in 1965 by Indian architects Prakash M Apte and H.K. Mewada, both of whom had worked on Chandigarh under Le Corbusier, and built on a regular grid of thirty numbered sectors. It is named after Mahatma Gandhi, who was born in Gujarat in 1869. The capital complex sits at the centre; residential sectors surround it. The population is roughly 290,000 within the city limits.

— the stone

Akshardham, on the eastern edge of the city, was built between 1979 and 1992 in pink Rajasthani sandstone and rises 32 metres at the central shikhara. The complex was designed for the Swaminarayan tradition and draws roughly two million visitors a year. The temple was attacked in September 2002 and has been heavily secured since. Adalaj Stepwell, about fifteen kilometres south, is a five-storey 1499 well carved with Islamic and Hindu motifs and one of the most refined examples of stepwell architecture in Gujarat.

— the visit

Gandhinagar is reached by car or auto-rickshaw from Ahmedabad in under an hour, or by Gujarat State buses from the central terminus. Winter, from November through February, is the easiest season; April and May regularly cross 40°C. The capital complex and Vidhan Sabha are not open to general visitors, but Akshardham, Mahatma Mandir, and the Indroda Nature Park are. Photography is forbidden inside the Akshardham temple. The closest airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International, about twenty kilometres south in Ahmedabad.

— informed by Gujarat Tourism
— where
India · Gandhinagar, Gujarat
— elevation
81 m · 266 ft
— position
23.2156° N · 72.6369° 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.
23 km S
Ahmedabad
historic city
5 km E
Akshardham
temple complex
15 km S
Adalaj Stepwell
stepwell
6 km SW
Indroda Nature Park
nature park
N
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Akshardham
Adalaj Stepwell
Indroda Nature Park
— common questions

What people ask.

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

It was named after Mahatma Gandhi, who was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, in 1869. The capital was planned in 1965 to replace Ahmedabad as the seat of the Gujarat state government.

The city was planned by Indian architects Prakash M Apte and H.K. Mewada in 1965. Both had worked on Chandigarh under Le Corbusier and brought the same grid-and-sector logic to the Sabarmati site.

Akshardham is a large temple complex of the Swaminarayan tradition, built from pink Rajasthani sandstone between 1979 and 1992. It stands on the eastern edge of Gandhinagar and draws roughly two million visitors a year.

About 23 kilometres. The two cities are connected by a six-lane highway and a frequent state bus service. The closest airport, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International, serves both cities.

November through February is the easiest season, with daytime temperatures in the low 20s Celsius. April and May regularly cross 40°C, and the monsoon from June through September is humid.

Gandhinagar is built on a planned grid of thirty numbered sectors arranged around the state capital complex. The Sabarmati River forms the western boundary; tree-lined avenues run between sectors.

— about the piece in your home

Gandhinagar is the state capital and Akshardham is one of the most beloved sites in Gujarati civic life. A Medium or Small with a handwritten note from the studio travels well to family abroad.

The piece pairs with warm Indo-modern interiors, jewel-tone palettes, and Maximalist rooms that already carry brass, teak, and saturated wall colour. It also reads quietly against ivory plaster.

Yes. The artwork sits with the current Indo-modern revival that pairs Gujarati textile colour with cleaner Western lines. It belongs alongside ikat cushions and hand-block-printed linens.

A single Large covers most sofas. For a longer wall, a 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural extends the grid composition. The Medium suits a console or entry shelf.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for rooms with steam or splash. Both finishes resist scratching and clean the same way as the Glossy show-piece tile.

Microfibre cloth with water. No solvents and no abrasive pads. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not lift with normal household cleaning.

Yes. Reid Wender curates and finishes every piece in our Knoxville studio. The Gandhinagar painting is original to WenderVista and not licensed from any outside source.

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