Wender·Vista
Quezon City
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePhilippines
northeast of Manila, on the high ground above the bay

Quezon City

— — the city that was meant to be the capital.

— 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

“The largest city in Metro Manila, laid out in 1939 around an oval the planners named after Elliptical Road. Manuel Quezon wanted a hill capital that would breathe better than old Manila. It held the title from 1948 to 1976, then handed it back. What's left is the wide circle, the jeepneys taking it slow, the long-running campuses around Diliman, and a skyline that has kept growing past the original plan. from the studio

from the studio
Quezon City
— bring it home

Quezon City, 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 Quezon City

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

Quezon City covers about 161 square kilometres in the northeast of Metro Manila, the largest city in the National Capital Region by area and by population (roughly 2.96 million at the 2020 census). It was founded on October 12, 1939 from land carved out of Caloocan, San Juan, and Marikina, and named for Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. From 1948 until 1976 it served as the national capital before that role returned to Manila. The plan, by architect Juan Arellano and consulting planner Harry Frost, organised the new city around the Elliptical Road and a central civic spine.

— informed by Wikipedia · Quezon City
— the visit

Diliman is the unofficial centre — the University of the Philippines campus, founded on this site in 1949, gives the district its rhythm of students, jeepneys, and the long acacia-lined University Avenue. The Quezon Memorial Circle sits on the Elliptical Road, with a 66-metre pylon by Federico Ilustre marking Quezon's mausoleum. Around it, Eastwood City and the Araneta City complex in Cubao mark where the older planned city met the post-1990s building boom. The dry months from December through May are the easier window; the southwest monsoon arrives in June.

— where
Philippines · Metro Manila, National Capital Region
— position
14.6760° N · 121.0437° 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.
13 km SW
Manila
capital city
9 km E
Marikina
river valley city
8 km W
Caloocan
neighbouring city
N
Quezon City
Manila
Marikina
Caloocan
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Not anymore. It served as the national capital from 1948 to 1976, when Presidential Decree 940 returned that role to the City of Manila. Quezon City remains the largest city in Metro Manila.

Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines, who championed building a new hill capital and signed the city's founding act in October 1939.

A national park on the Elliptical Road, centred on a 66-metre triangular pylon by Federico Ilustre that marks the mausoleum of President Quezon and his wife Aurora.

The University of the Philippines Diliman campus opened on this site in 1949 and occupies about 493 hectares in the centre of Quezon City, the system's flagship campus.

Roughly December through May. The southwest monsoon, locally called habagat, brings the wet months from June through October, with occasional typhoons through November.

About 161 square kilometres, with a 2020 census population of roughly 2.96 million, making it the most populous city in the Philippines.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers from Diliman, Cubao, and the wider QC diaspora. The Medium or a Coaster Set with a handwritten note from the studio carries well to family abroad.

Tropical-modern interiors, warm minimalist spaces with rattan and dark wood, and jewel-tone maximalist rooms. The stained-glass palette holds against both pale plaster walls and deep painted ones.

Yes. The colour-saturated stained-glass treatment reads as art rather than tourist print, which is what tropical-modern rooms tend to want. It pairs well with rattan, abaca, and dark hardwood.

A single Large is the simplest fit above a console. Above a standard sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the wall; a nine-tile Mural is the right scale for a tall feature wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical wet installations like backsplashes and shower walls. Glossy is best kept to dry walls.

A microfibre cloth with warm water handles ordinary dust and fingerprints. Skip abrasive pads and bleach-based cleaners. The colour lives in the surface, so it will not fade with normal wiping.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our Knoxville studio. We do not license third-party art, and the stained-glass visual language is our own.

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