shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePhilippines

across the Pasig River from Manila

Mandaluyong

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

— — a small city the bigger one leans on.

— 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

“One of the smallest cities in Metro Manila by land, and one of the densest. Mandaluyong sits across the Pasig from the old capital, with EDSA cutting north to south through the middle and the Ortigas towers along its eastern edge. Locals call it the Tiger City, a name it picked up in the early nineties. From the studio.

from the studio

— bring it home

Mandaluyong, 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 Mandaluyong

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

Mandaluyong is a highly urbanised city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, on the north bank of the Pasig River across from Makati and the old Manila core. Its land area is only about 11.26 square kilometres, one of the smaller footprints in Metro Manila, but the 2020 census recorded a population near 425,000. EDSA, the country's busiest arterial road, runs through the middle of the city. The eastern half shares the Ortigas Center business district with neighbouring Pasig and Quezon City.

— informed by Philippine Statistics Authority, Wikipedia: Mandaluyong

— the year

Mandaluyong was carved out of the larger town of San Felipe Neri in 1907, named for the mandala plant that once grew along the riverbank. The city was converted from a municipality to a chartered city in 1994 under Republic Act No. 7675. The annual Sumakah Festival in October celebrates the four things the city was once known for — santol fruit, the mandala plant, jeepney manufacturing, and the city's patron, Saint Francis of Assisi. The Shaw Boulevard area and the Ortigas towers light up for the closing parade.

— informed by Wikipedia: Mandaluyong, Official City of Mandaluyong

— the visit

Mandaluyong is reached most easily by the MRT-3 line along EDSA — the Shaw Boulevard and Boni stations both drop directly into the city. Ortigas Center on the eastern edge holds SM Megamall, one of the largest shopping centres in Asia by floor area, and the Asian Development Bank headquarters. The older streets around Pasig River — Hulo, Barangka Drive, Plainview — still carry the low-rise residential grain of the pre-war town. Traffic on EDSA is heaviest between four and eight on weekday evenings.

— informed by Wikipedia: Mandaluyong, Wikipedia: Ortigas Center

— where

Philippines · National Capital Region, Philippines

— position

14.5794° N · 121.0359° 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 E

Ortigas Center

business district

4 km S

Makati

city

3 km E

Pasig

city

6 km W

Manila

capital city

Mandaluyong

Ortigas Center

Makati

Pasig

Manila

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

In the National Capital Region of the Philippines, on the north bank of the Pasig River. It borders Manila to the west, Makati to the south, Pasig to the east, and Quezon City to the north.

About 11.26 square kilometres, one of the smaller cities in Metro Manila by land area. The 2020 census put the population near 425,000, which gives it one of the highest population densities in the country.

The nickname dates to the early 1990s, when Mandaluyong's economy grew at a pace that drew comparisons to the Asian tiger economies. The Ortigas Center build-out anchored the surge.

An annual October festival whose name is an acronym for the city's four heritage symbols — santol fruit, the mandala plant, the jeepney industry, and the patron Saint Francis. It closes with a parade along Shaw Boulevard.

From the mandala plant, a small flowering shrub that once grew thickly along the Pasig River where the old town stood. The first written records of the name date to the late 1700s.

By the MRT-3 line along EDSA. The Shaw Boulevard and Boni stations both serve the city centre directly, and the Ortigas station serves the eastern business district.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The city does not get a lot of recognition outside Metro Manila, and a piece that names it specifically lands well. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries the connection.

The deep jewel tones of the stained-glass treatment suit Jewel-tone Maximalist, Filipino-modern, and warm Mid-century rooms. It reads as art, not as a city map.

A single Large covers most sofas. A 4-tile Mural reads as one piece across about a metre. A 9-tile Mural anchors a tall foyer wall or a stairwell.

Yes, in either Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes are scratch-resistant and handle steam well. The Glossy finish is reserved for dry display walls and framed pieces.

Microfibre cloth and water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the surface cleans the way a tile does. No solvents.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn in the studio's own visual language. We do not license work in or out.

— if this one stayed with you