Wender·Vista
Gujrat
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePakistan
in Punjab, between the Chenab and the Jhelum

Gujrat

— the city the two rivers hold.

— 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 the two rivers bracket, the Chenab and the Jhelum running past on either side. Old fan workshops and inlay-furniture makers keep the lanes humming. The pottery here is a particular cobalt blue, slow-worked by families who have done this for generations. The Mughal emperor Akbar founded the town in 1580. People say the work is what holds it together.

from the studio
Gujrat
— bring it home

Gujrat, 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 Gujrat

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

Gujrat sits in the upper Punjab plain, between the Chenab and Jhelum rivers, about 120 kilometres north of Lahore. The current town was established by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1580 on the site of older settlements. It anchors Gujrat District, with a population near 390,000, and grew on the trade road between Lahore and the Kashmir foothills. The shrine of Shah Daula, the seventeenth-century Sufi saint, still draws pilgrims to the old quarter.

— informed by Wikipedia, Britannica
— the craft

The city is one of Pakistan's enduring craft towns. Blue-and-white Gujrat pottery, marked by cobalt floral work on a white ground, has been made here since the Mughal period. Wood-inlay furniture, with brass and bone set into sheesham, is a second signature. From the early twentieth century Gujrat also became the country's ceiling-fan capital, with workshops along the GT Road still shipping fans across South Asia and the Gulf, and hundreds of small foundries clustered inside the city limits.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the visit

Gujrat is reached from Lahore in about two hours on the M2 motorway, or by train on the Karachi-Peshawar main line. The old city centres on the bazaar around the Shah Daula shrine, with the fan and furniture markets ringing it. Winters between December and February are mild and clear, while summers from May into August routinely climb above 40 degrees Celsius. Most travellers come through on the way to the Kashmir hills or down from Islamabad, 130 kilometres to the northwest.

— informed by Wikipedia
— where
Pakistan · Gujrat District, Punjab
— elevation
233 m · 764 ft
— position
32.5742° N · 74.0789° 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.
30 km S
Wazirabad
Punjabi cutlery town
50 km N
Jhelum
garrison town on the Jhelum river
55 km W
Sialkot
Punjabi craft city
70 km S
Gujranwala
Punjabi industrial city
N
Gujrat
Wazirabad
Jhelum
Sialkot
Gujranwala
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Gujrat is a city in upper Punjab, Pakistan, between the Chenab and Jhelum rivers. It sits about 120 kilometres north of Lahore, on the GT Road and the main north-south rail line.

Three things: blue-and-white Gujrat pottery, wood-inlay sheesham furniture set with brass and bone, and ceiling fans. The city produces most of Pakistan's domestic fans and has done so since the early twentieth century.

The current town was founded in 1580 by the Mughal emperor Akbar on the site of older settlements. The shrine of the Sufi saint Shah Daula, built in the seventeenth century, anchors the old quarter.

A cobalt-on-white earthenware tradition with floral and geometric motifs, descended from Mughal-era Punjab workshops. It is made by hand in small family ateliers along the older lanes of the city.

From Lahore, about two hours on the M2 motorway. From Islamabad, around 130 kilometres southeast. Trains on the Karachi-Peshawar main line stop at Gujrat Junction several times a day.

Mild winters from December through February, with daytime highs near 20 degrees Celsius. Hot dry summers from May into August, regularly above 40 degrees. Monsoon rains come in July and August.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well. The artwork keeps the river-and-bazaar feeling of the place without sentimentalising it. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio is a common pick for diaspora families.

The cobalt and warm earth tones of the Voynich treatment sit well with Mughal-revival interiors, jewel-tone maximalist rooms, and South Asian modernist palettes that lean on indigo, copper, and unfinished wood.

A single Large is the usual choice above a console. Above a full sofa, a four-tile Mural reads from across the room. A nine-tile Mural anchors a longer wall.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with steam or splash, including showers and backsplashes. The Glossy finish stays in the living room or hallway.

A microfibre cloth and water is all it needs. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, not on top of it, so it will not fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, painted by Reid Wender. We do not license images and we do not sell anything we did not make in Knoxville.

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