shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndonesia

the tip of North Sulawesi, facing the Celebes Sea

Manado

Name: Manado — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a coral wall, two strokes from shore.

— 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

— 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

“Manado sits at the top of Sulawesi's long northern arm, a coastal city of about half a million people with two active volcanoes in the back garden and one of the great reef walls of the world a short boat ride off the harbour. The light here is equatorial and even, the sea reads dark blue against the green of the islands, and the kitchens hold the spice that the Minahasan highlands taught the coast. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Manado, 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 Manado

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

Manado is the capital of North Sulawesi province and the largest city on the northern arm of the island, with a population around 450,000. It sits on Manado Bay, opening west onto the Celebes Sea. The city is the cultural centre of the Minahasan people and the main port for travel out to Bunaken, Siladen, and the smaller islands of the marine park. Sam Ratulangi International Airport, named for the Minahasan independence figure, connects daily to Jakarta, Singapore, and Makassar.

— informed by Wikipedia — Manado

— the water

Bunaken National Marine Park, declared in 1991, covers roughly 890 square kilometres of reef, mangrove, and seagrass off Manado. Its signature is a vertical coral wall that drops more than 1,000 metres straight off the island shelf, with visibility that often reads past 30 metres. The park sits inside the Coral Triangle and records more than 390 reef-building coral species, making it one of the highest-diversity reef systems in the world.

— informed by Wikipedia — Bunaken National Park

— the air

Two active volcanoes stand within sight of the city. Mount Lokon, 1,580 metres, rises directly behind Tomohon and last erupted in 2015. Mount Klabat, the highest peak in North Sulawesi at 1,995 metres, sits dormant to the northeast and is a popular overnight climb. The air smells of clove and nutmeg in the highland villages above the city; the lowland coast holds the warmer notes of grilled fish and sambal.

— informed by Smithsonian GVP — Lokon

— where

Indonesia · Manado, North Sulawesi

— within

Bunaken National Marine Park

— position

1.4748° N · 124.8421° 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.

18 km NW

Bunaken Island

reef island

25 km S

Mount Lokon

active volcano

35 km NE

Mount Klabat

stratovolcano

24 km S

Tomohon

highland town

Manado

Bunaken Island

Mount Lokon

Mount Klabat

Tomohon

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

Manado is on the northern tip of Sulawesi, Indonesia, facing the Celebes Sea. It is the capital of North Sulawesi province and the main entry point for the Bunaken marine park.

Bunaken is known for a vertical coral wall that drops more than 1,000 metres off the island shelf, with visibility often past 30 metres and reef-coral diversity among the highest in the world.

Yes. Mount Lokon rises behind Tomohon, about 25 kilometres south, and last erupted in 2015. Mount Klabat, dormant, is the highest peak in the province at 1,995 metres.

Indonesian is the official language. Manado Malay, a local creole, is the everyday spoken form, and Minahasan languages are still used in the highland villages above the city.

Minahasan cooking is the spicy regional cuisine of North Sulawesi, built on chilli, ginger, lemongrass, and basil. Tinutuan rice porridge and grilled fish with dabu-dabu sambal are the signature dishes.

The dry season from March through October offers the calmest water and best dive visibility. December and January bring more rain and stronger currents, but water temperature stays near 28°C year on year.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The reef wall and the volcanoes are anchor memories for divers and for Minahasan families abroad. A Medium or Large carries the colour at the scale people remember.

The piece sits well in tropical-modern, jewel-tone, and biophilic rooms. The reef blues and volcano greens pair with rattan, teak, and unbleached linen without overpowering the space.

Yes. Biophilic and tropical-modern design has moved toward saturated water and forest tones over the past few seasons, and the Manado palette sits cleanly inside that movement.

A single Large fits most standard sofas. A 4-tile Mural carries the bay-and-volcano horizon at scale; a 9-tile Mural turns a feature wall into the full coast.

Yes, in our Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for the steam, splash, and wipe-down of bathrooms and kitchens.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives or ammonia. The colour lives in the surface and will not scuff off with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not licence outside imagery and we do not resell stock art.

— if this one stayed with you