Wender·Vista
Bogor
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndonesia
in West Java, an hour south of Jakarta

Bogor

— — a botanical garden inside a rain city.

— 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 city of about a million in the highlands south of Jakarta, ringed by volcanoes and reliably rained on most afternoons. The Kebun Raya, the great botanical garden founded in 1817, sits at the centre of town, holding some 15,000 plant species and a presidential palace where spotted deer wander the lawn. Jakartans escape here on weekends for the cooler air.

from the studio
Bogor
— bring it home

Bogor, 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 Bogor

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

Bogor sits at about 265 metres above sea level in the highlands of West Java, roughly 60 kilometres south of Jakarta and most commonly reached by the KRL Commuter Line train. The city covers about 119 square kilometres and holds a population of just over a million. It is ringed by the volcanoes Mount Salak, Mount Gede, and Mount Pangrango, and it receives some of the highest annual rainfall of any city in Indonesia, which has earned it the long-standing nickname Kota Hujan, the rain city.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the water

Bogor's rainfall averages around 3,500 to 4,000 millimetres a year, among the highest of any Indonesian city. The pattern is reliable enough to plan around: clear mornings, building cloud through the afternoon, a heavy convective storm most days between three and five. The Ciliwung River runs down through the city from Mount Pangrango, swollen and brown after each storm. The rain is the reason the gardens grow as they do, and it is the reason Jakartans drive up on weekends to sit under awnings and order coffee.

— the visit

The Bogor Botanical Garden, Kebun Raya Bogor, anchors the centre of the city. Founded in 1817 under the Dutch colonial governor van der Capellen, it covers about 87 hectares and holds some 15,000 plant species across roughly 3,400 documented specimens. The Presidential Palace, Istana Bogor, opens onto the garden's northern edge; a herd of spotted deer has roamed the lawn for generations. The garden is open daily for a modest entry fee, and rainy-afternoon visitors should pack accordingly. Sunday mornings are the busiest.

— informed by Kebun Raya
— where
Indonesia · Bogor, West Java
— elevation
265 m · 869 ft
— position
-6.5950° S · 106.8167° 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 C
Kebun Raya Bogor
botanical garden
1 km N
Istana Bogor
presidential palace
15 km SW
Mount Salak
active volcano
N
Bogor
Kebun Raya Bogor
Istana Bogor
Mount Salak
— common questions

What people ask.

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

In the highlands of West Java, about 60 kilometres south of Jakarta and an hour by Commuter Line train. It sits at around 265 metres elevation, surrounded by Mount Salak, Mount Gede, and Mount Pangrango.

Bogor receives roughly 3,500 to 4,000 millimetres of rain a year, among the highest annual totals of any Indonesian city. Heavy afternoon storms are reliable enough to plan a day around.

The Bogor Botanical Garden, founded under Dutch administration in 1817. It covers about 87 hectares in the centre of the city and holds roughly 15,000 plant species, making it one of the oldest tropical botanical collections in the world.

Yes. Istana Bogor sits on the northern edge of the botanical garden. Built originally as the Dutch governor-general's country house, it became one of the official residences of the Indonesian president after independence.

The KRL Commuter Line runs frequently from central Jakarta stations to the Bogor terminus, taking roughly an hour. Driving the Jagorawi toll road is faster off-peak but can be much slower in afternoon traffic.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that. Bogor is a familiar weekend escape for Jakartans, and the Kebun Raya is a memory most local families share. A Medium with a handwritten studio note reads as recognition.

The deep greens, palace whites, and rain-soft greys suit tropical Modern, biophilic, and warm Minimalist rooms. The piece reads well against teak, raw cotton, and rattan.

A single Large covers most sofas. A four-tile Mural opens the garden's depth; a nine-tile Mural anchors a feature wall and lets the canopy and palace read at full scale.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation in steam-rich rooms, including showers and backsplashes. Cleaning is a soft cloth and water.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, beneath a thin glossy finish, so cleaning never lifts the image.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our Knoxville studio, in our own visual language, with no third-party licensing. Reid Wender curates the atlas and signs each piece off.

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