shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNetherlands

in Amsterdam-Zuid, a block from the north edge of Vondelpark

Vondelkerk

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

— — a brick spire that learned to stand twice.

— 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

“A neo-Gothic church at the corner of the Vondelpark, designed by P.J.H. Cuypers, the same hand that drew the Rijksmuseum and Centraal Station. The tower burned in 1904 and was rebuilt the way it had stood. The building is no longer a parish church; it holds events now, and the brickwork still carries the city's particular grey light. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Vondelkerk, 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 Vondelkerk

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

The Vondelkerk stands at the Vondelstraat side of Amsterdam-Zuid, a short walk from the north entrance of Vondelpark and roughly a kilometre west of the Rijksmuseum. It was designed by Pierre Cuypers, the Dutch architect behind the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Centraal, and built between 1872 and 1880 as a Roman Catholic parish church. The plan is a centralised polygon under a tall central spire, an unusual choice in nineteenth-century Dutch church building.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the stone

Cuypers worked in the Dutch neo-Gothic vocabulary he had refined across the country: warm red brick, banded stone, steep slate roofs, gabled buttresses. The original tower burned in 1904 and was rebuilt to the original drawings, finished in 1905. The building was deconsecrated in 1979 and has since served as a venue for weddings, concerts, and corporate events, with the interior brickwork and ribbed vaults left largely intact.

— informed by Cuypersgenootschap

— the visit

The church is not a permanent museum and is not open to drop-in visitors on most days; access is generally limited to scheduled events and rentals. The exterior is fully visible from the Vondelstraat and from the park edge across Tesselschadestraat. Trams run along the nearby Overtoom, and the Leidseplein is roughly a ten-minute walk east. The Vondelpark itself stays open from sunrise to sunset and gives the best long view of the spire.

— informed by I amsterdam — Vondelpark

— where

Netherlands · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

— position

52.3589° N · 4.8716° 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.

at the lake

Vondelpark

city park

1 km E

Rijksmuseum

national museum

1 km E

Leidseplein

city square

Vondelkerk

Vondelpark

Rijksmuseum

Leidseplein

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

At the corner of Vondelstraat and Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat in Amsterdam-Zuid, a short walk from the north end of Vondelpark and the Rijksmuseum.

Pierre Cuypers, the Dutch architect of the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Centraal Station. The Vondelkerk was built between 1872 and 1880 in his neo-Gothic vocabulary.

No. The building was deconsecrated in 1979 and now operates as an event venue for weddings, concerts, and corporate gatherings. The exterior and main interior remain largely intact.

The original tower burned in 1904. It was rebuilt to Cuypers's original drawings and completed in 1905, restoring the silhouette that anchors the Vondelstraat skyline today.

Only during scheduled events or rentals. The Vondelkerk is not a drop-in museum, though the full exterior is visible from the surrounding streets and the park edge.

The church sits one block from the north edge of Vondelpark, the city's largest central park, named together with the church for the 17th-century Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The Vondelkerk is a familiar marker for anyone who lives near Vondelpark or studies Cuypers's work. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries the meaning.

The warm brick reds and slate greys sit naturally in Dutch-modern, Scandi-warm, and Industrial Loft interiors. It also reads well against painted wainscoting in older townhouses.

A single Large is right for a console; over a wider sofa we suggest the 4-tile Mural. The 9-tile Mural suits high ceilings and double-height entries.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for backsplashes, shower surrounds, and other humid vertical installations.

A microfibre cloth with water is enough. No solvents and no abrasive pads. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license artwork in or out.

— if this one stayed with you