Wender·Vista
Raipur
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
in central India, the capital of Chhattisgarh

Raipur

— — the slow heat of the plain before monsoon.

— 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 capital of Chhattisgarh, on the open plain east of the Maikal Hills. People call this region the rice bowl of central India, and the air carries that — wet paddies, cane, the long heat before the monsoon breaks. Burha Talab still anchors the old town; the new city spreads around it in long straight roads. A working city, in its own way.

from the studio
Raipur
— bring it home

Raipur, 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 Raipur

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

Raipur sits on the central Indian plain at roughly 298 metres of elevation, the administrative capital of Chhattisgarh since the state was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in November 2000. With a metropolitan population near 1.5 million, it is the largest city in the state and an old trading hub for rice, timber, and the iron ore of the Bastar belt to the south. The Mahanadi river runs east of the city; the Maikal Hills rise to the north. Modern Raipur reaches outward along straight new roads, while the historic core still wraps the Burha Talab tank at the centre.

— the air

The climate runs hot semi-arid, in three sharp seasons. April and May press past 40°C on the open plain, with dust carried on the wind from the surrounding fields. The southwest monsoon breaks in mid-June and lasts into late September, bringing the long rains that feed the paddies the region is named for. Winter is short and dry, mornings dropping near 10°C in January. October air around the city smells of cane being cut and burned in the outlying districts.

— the water

Burha Talab — the old tank — has been the heart of the city since long before the British. A man-made lake of roughly 30 acres in the historic centre, lined now with a walking promenade and a tall statue of Swami Vivekananda rising from a small island near the bank. It is one of a chain of old water bodies inside the city, alongside Maharajbandh and Kankali Talab. Residents walk the perimeter in the early morning, before the heat takes the day.

— where
India · Raipur, Chhattisgarh
— elevation
298 m · 978 ft
— position
21.2514° N · 81.6296° 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 N
Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum
state museum
1 km W
Mahamaya Temple
Hindu temple
20 km NE
Nandanvan Jungle Safari
wildlife park
N
Raipur
Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum
Mahamaya Temple
Nandanvan Jungle Safari
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh, a state in central India formed on 1 November 2000 from the south-eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh. It is the state's largest city and main commercial centre.

The Mahanadi basin around Raipur grows more than twenty thousand traditional varieties of rice. Long monsoon rains and the deep clay soils of the plain make paddy the dominant crop across the state's central districts.

Burha Talab is a roughly 30-acre man-made tank in the historic centre of Raipur, dating to long before British rule. A walking promenade and a Swami Vivekananda statue on a small island mark its modern form.

November through February, when daytime temperatures hold in the low twenties Celsius and the air is dry. The pre-monsoon months of April and May routinely cross 40°C on the plain.

Swami Vivekananda Airport sits about 15 kilometres south of the city, with direct flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The Howrah-Mumbai main rail line passes through Raipur Junction.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers with roots in the state. The tile reads Raipur as Raipur — the old tank, the long plain, the colour of late monsoon — rather than a generic India scene. A Small with a handwritten studio note carries well.

The palette leans warm earth and dusk green, which suits Indo-modern, jewel-tone maximalist, and warm-minimalist rooms. It sits well above a dark wood console or on a neutral linen wall.

Above a standard sofa, the single Large is the comfortable anchor; for a longer wall, a 4-tile Mural reads as one painting. Above a console, the Medium is usually the right weight.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so steam and splashes do not affect it. Reserve the Glossy finish for dry wall display.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it, so there is no varnish to lift. Skip abrasive scrubs and ammonia-based sprays.

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