Wender·Vista
Taguig
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePhilippines
on the east edge of Metro Manila, beside Laguna de Bay

Taguig

— where the towers rose over the old lake town.

— 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 city on the southeastern edge of Metro Manila, on the north shore of Laguna de Bay where the lake widens toward the Sierra Madre. Bonifacio Global City rises here on land that was once a U.S. military base. The older barangays along the lake still draw the same fishermen at dawn that they have for generations.

from the studio
Taguig
— bring it home

Taguig, 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 Taguig

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

Taguig is a highly urbanised city on the eastern side of Metro Manila, on the north shore of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. Home to roughly 886,000 residents, it stretches from the lake up to the Pasig River and contains Bonifacio Global City, the financial district built on the former Fort Bonifacio military reservation. The Taguig River runs through the older lakeside barangays, settled long before the metro grew around them. Manila proper lies about 12 kilometres to the northwest, reached now by the elevated Skyway above EDSA.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the water

Laguna de Bay covers about 900 square kilometres along Taguig's southern edge, draining through the Pasig River into Manila Bay. Fishermen in narrow bancas still work the shallow lake at dawn, raising bangus and tilapia from pens that line the shore off Napindan and Lower Bicutan. The lake is shallow, averaging just 2.8 metres deep, and water levels swing several metres between the dry season and the monsoon rains that arrive with the southwest habagat in June, swelling the lake against the lakeside neighbourhoods.

— the visit

Bonifacio Global City, known locally as BGC, is the cleanest and most walkable district in Metro Manila, anchored by High Street and the Mind Museum. The Manila American Cemetery, the largest American military cemetery overseas with more than 17,000 graves from the Second World War, lies along its northern edge. Beyond the towers, the older lakeside barangays of Taguig hold their morning markets and Spanish-era churches, including the 16th-century Santa Ana de Taguig parish, founded in 1587.

— where
Philippines · Taguig, Metro Manila
— position
14.5176° N · 121.0509° 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
Bonifacio Global City
business district
2 km N
Manila American Cemetery
WWII cemetery
4 km NW
Makati
neighboring city
3 km N
Pateros
neighboring municipality
5 km S
Laguna de Bay
freshwater lake
N
Taguig
Bonifacio Global City
Manila American Cemetery
Makati
Pateros
Laguna de Bay
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Taguig sits in Metro Manila on the north shore of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines, about 12 kilometres southeast of Manila proper. It is one of 16 cities in the National Capital Region.

Bonifacio Global City is Taguig's financial and commercial district, built on the former Fort Bonifacio military reservation. It holds many of the country's tallest towers, several international embassies, and the Manila American Cemetery on its northern edge.

Roughly 886,000 residents live within Taguig's city limits, making it the seventh most populous city in the Philippines and one of the fastest-growing in Metro Manila as BGC absorbs corporate headquarters from Makati.

Laguna de Bay is shallow and heavily used for fishing and aquaculture, with bangus and tilapia raised in pens along the Taguig shore. The lake is not considered swimmable due to pollution and dense fish-pen activity.

Filipino and English are both official and widely used. Tagalog is the everyday language of most residents, while English dominates business and signage inside Bonifacio Global City and the corporate districts.

A Roman Catholic parish founded in 1587, one of the oldest in the country. The present stone church sits in the old town near the lake and remains an active parish for the surrounding lakeside barangays.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well as a gift for OFW families and balikbayan customers. The BGC skyline and the lake together hold both old and new Manila. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio ships well overseas.

The warm tropical palette settles into coastal-modern and tropical-modernist interiors, into jewel-tone maximalist rooms with dark woods and brass, and into clean-lined Asian-modern spaces with neutral walls and natural fibres.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads cleanly; a 4-tile Mural carries more presence; a 9-tile Mural is the scale for an open-plan room. Above a console, a Medium sits well.

Yes. For wet rooms and backsplashes order the Dura Satin finish, scratch-resistant with a soft sheen. The Matte finish works equally well where no shine is wanted. The glossy finish is meant for dry walls.

A soft microfibre cloth and water, no chemical cleaners. The colour lives in the surface and a thin glossy finish protects it, so light dust wipes off cleanly without need for polish or sealant.

Yes. Every WenderVista painting is original to our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, made by Reid Wender for this place and not licensed from any other artist or library.

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