Wender·Vista
Gujranwala
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePakistan
in Punjab, north of Lahore

Gujranwala

— — the city of wrestlers.

— 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 Punjabi city of more than two million, eighty kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. Birthplace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, in 1780. Known across the subcontinent for its wrestlers, its iron-smithing, and its sweets — Gujranwala's gulab jamun travel under their own name. A city that built things, and still does.

from the studio
Gujranwala
— bring it home

Gujranwala, 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 Gujranwala

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

A city in Pakistan's Punjab province, on the Grand Trunk Road about eighty kilometres north of Lahore. Its metropolitan area holds more than two million people, making it the country's fifth-largest. The city dates at least to the sixteenth century, took its current name from the Gujjar pastoralists who settled the area, and rose to prominence in the eighteenth century under the Sikh misls. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who would unify the Sikh Empire, was born here in 1780. Today it is a major industrial centre for steel, ceramics, and electric fans.

— informed by Wikipedia, Britannica
— the year

The Punjabi calendar shapes the city's year. Basant in spring brings kites along the rooftops of the old town. Eid and Muharram move with the lunar months. The Grand Trunk Road carries traffic between Lahore and Islamabad year-round, and rail service through Gujranwala Junction has run since the 1860s under the old North Western State Railway. Summer reaches 45°C; winter mornings around the bazaars sit close to freezing. The wrestling akharas train through the cool months and compete in spring.

— the visit

Gujranwala is a working city more than a tourist one. The old town around Sheranwala Bagh holds the few remaining Sikh-era structures, including a haveli associated with the family of Ranjit Singh. Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, ninety kilometres south, is the working gateway; the Lahore-Islamabad motorway and the Grand Trunk Road both pass through. The food is the reason most visitors stay an extra night — Gujranwala chargha and Gujranwala gulab jamun are subcontinental references on their own.

— where
Pakistan · Gujranwala District, Punjab
— elevation
226 m · 741 ft
— position
32.1877° N · 74.1945° 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
Sheranwala Bagh
Sikh-era garden
80 km S
Lahore
Punjabi capital
55 km N
Sialkot
manufacturing city
N
Gujranwala
Sheranwala Bagh
Lahore
Sialkot
— common questions

What people ask.

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

In Pakistan's Punjab province, on the Grand Trunk Road about eighty kilometres north of Lahore and roughly halfway between Lahore and Islamabad. It is the fifth-largest city in Pakistan.

It has produced champion pehlwans for more than two centuries, including the dynasty of Imam Bakhsh, Bholu, and Gama, who held the world heavyweight wrestling title undefeated from 1910 onward.

Yes, in 1780. He went on to unify the Sikh misls into a single empire that ruled the Punjab from 1799 until 1849. A haveli associated with his family still stands in the old city.

Chargha — a marinated, deep-fried whole chicken — and gulab jamun, the city's distinctive milk-solid sweet. The dairy and grain belt around Gujranwala feeds both.

Around two million in the city proper and over five million in the wider district, by the 2023 Pakistan census. It is the fifth-largest city in the country.

Most travellers come overland from Lahore — about an hour on the Grand Trunk Road or the Lahore-Islamabad motorway. Allama Iqbal International in Lahore, ninety kilometres south, is the nearest airport.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Gujranwala carries a strong civic identity — wrestlers, ironwork, sweets, the Grand Trunk Road. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries that pride well.

Indo-modern, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and warm Eclectic rooms take it best. The Punjab terracottas and indigos also read against a soft plaster cream or a deep clay wall.

Yes. The current Indo-modern direction favours regional specificity — Punjab, Sindh, Bengal — over a generic 'South Asian' look. A Medium or Large above a console fits that read.

A single Large reads from across the room. A four-tile Mural anchors a long sofa wall; a nine-tile Mural carries an entrance gallery or a tall foyer.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish — soft sheen, scratch-resistant, comfortable with steam and splash. The Glossy is meant for dry walls and framed display.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so it doesn't lift the way a printed surface would.

Yes. Reid Wender curates the atlas and the family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, finishes each piece in-house. No licensing, no third-party imagery — the WenderVista line is one single studio's work.

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