Wender·Vista
New Delhi
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
on the south bank of the Yamuna, inside the larger city of Delhi

New Delhi

— — a capital laid out for the eye, then handed to a free country.

— 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 Lutyens-planned half of Delhi, with India Gate at one end of Kartavya Path and the sandstone dome of Rashtrapati Bhavan at the other. Connaught Place radiates from a Georgian colonnade; Khan Market hides its bookshops behind it. From the studio, the capital that British India built and independent India inherited, and the sandstone that holds both stories in one colour.

from the studio
New Delhi
— bring it home

New Delhi, 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 New Delhi

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

New Delhi is the capital of India and the seat of the Union government, occupying about 42 square kilometres of the larger National Capital Territory of Delhi. The city was planned by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker between 1911 and 1931 to replace Calcutta as the capital of British India, and was inaugurated in February 1931. It sits on the south bank of the Yamuna at roughly 220 metres elevation, and shares its administration with the larger NCT, home to over 32 million people.

— informed by Wikipedia — New Delhi
— the stone

The Lutyens core is built in red and buff Dholpur sandstone quarried from Rajasthan, the same material the Mughals used at Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. Rashtrapati Bhavan, formerly Viceroy's House, covers 200,000 square feet and holds 340 rooms beneath a copper-clad dome. The Secretariat Buildings flank the rise of Raisina Hill, and India Gate at the eastern end of Kartavya Path commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who died in the First World War. The sandstone reads warm under any sun.

— the visit

Kartavya Path, the ceremonial avenue once known as Rajpath, runs roughly three kilometres from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan and hosts the Republic Day parade each January 26. Connaught Place's two Georgian rings hold shops, cafes, and the entrances to the Rajiv Chowk metro interchange. Lodi Gardens, a 90-acre park with fifteenth-century Sayyid and Lodi tombs, sits between the diplomatic enclave and Khan Market. Best walked in winter, when the temperature drops into the comfortable mid-teens Celsius.

— where
India · New Delhi, Delhi
— elevation
216 m · 709 ft
— position
28.6139° N · 77.2090° 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 E
India Gate
war memorial
2 km W
Rashtrapati Bhavan
presidential residence
2 km N
Connaught Place
commercial district
3 km S
Lodi Gardens
historic park
5 km SE
Humayun's Tomb
Mughal mausoleum
2 km SE
Khan Market
shopping district
N
New Delhi
India Gate
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Connaught Place
Lodi Gardens
Humayun's Tomb
Khan Market
— common questions

What people ask.

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

No. New Delhi is the capital district and seat of government, covering about 42 square kilometres. The larger National Capital Territory of Delhi includes Old Delhi, the Yamuna riverbank, and outer suburbs, with a population over 32 million.

Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker designed the city between 1911 and 1931, planning the wide axial avenues, the Secretariat Buildings on Raisina Hill, and Rashtrapati Bhavan. The capital was formally inaugurated in February 1931.

Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India, completed in 1929 as Viceroy's House. It covers 200,000 square feet, holds 340 rooms, and sits at the western end of Kartavya Path on Raisina Hill.

India Gate is a 42-metre war memorial on Kartavya Path commemorating the roughly 70,000 Indian soldiers who died in the First World War. It was designed by Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1931.

October to March is the comfortable window, with daytime temperatures in the mid-teens to mid-twenties Celsius. Summer brings heat well above 40 degrees, and the monsoon arrives in July and August.

Connaught Place is the central commercial district of New Delhi, designed by Robert Tor Russell in 1933 around two concentric Georgian colonnades. It anchors the Rajiv Chowk metro interchange and the city's oldest cinema row.

— about the piece in your home

The Lutyens capital carries weight for diplomats, civil servants, students who studied in the area, and Delhiites abroad. A Small or Medium tile reads with quiet authority; a Coaster with a handwritten note from the studio travels well.

The painted New Delhi sits cleanly in Indo-modern, Warm Maximalist, and colonial-revival rooms. The sandstone-rose and ivory palette holds against teak, brass, and rich textiles without crowding them.

Yes. Indo-modern leans on warm sandstone colour, hand-detail, and architectural memory. A Medium tile of the Lutyens core suits a foyer wall, a study, or above a low brass console.

A single Large carries a sofa or long console on its own. For a wider wall a 4-tile Mural extends the Kartavya Path axis; a 9-tile Mural fills a feature wall in a study or library.

Yes, with Dura Satin or Matte. Both resist water and steam and clean with a microfibre cloth. Glossy is the show finish for framed wall art in dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish, so normal cleaning will not lift it. Avoid abrasive pads.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is painted in the studio's own visual language and produced in-house. There is no licensing and no third-party art; Reid Wender curates each place into the atlas.

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