shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileRussia

at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian, on the Pacific

Vladivostok

— — the city where Russia ends in salt water.

— 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

“Vladivostok sits on Golden Horn Bay near the southern tip of the Russian Far East, closer to Tokyo than to Moscow. It is the terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the home port of the Pacific Fleet, and the city the Russky Bridge crosses on a single 1,104-metre cable-stayed span. A long way east.

from the studio

— bring it home

Vladivostok, 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 Vladivostok

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

Vladivostok lies at the southern tip of the Russian Far East on Golden Horn Bay (Bukhta Zolotoy Rog), an inlet of the Sea of Japan. It is the administrative centre of Primorsky Krai, with a population near 600,000, and serves as the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 9,289 kilometres of track from Moscow. The city sits closer to Pyongyang, Beijing, and Tokyo than to its own national capital.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the water

Golden Horn Bay opens onto the Sea of Japan and freezes only in the coldest weeks of winter, kept mostly ice-free by the warmer Tsushima current. The Russky Bridge, opened in 2012 ahead of the APEC summit, crosses the Eastern Bosphorus Strait to Russky Island on a 1,104-metre cable-stayed span, the longest of its kind in the world at completion. The Pacific Fleet has moored in these waters since 1871.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the visit

The view from Eagle's Nest Hill (Orlinoye Gnezdo), the highest point in central Vladivostok at 199 metres, takes in Golden Horn Bay, the Zolotoy Rog Bridge, and the Russky Bridge beyond. Trans-Siberian trains arrive at the Vladivostok railway station, built in 1912 in a Muscovite revival style and marked with the kilometre post reading 9,288. The Primorsky Aquarium opened on Russky Island in 2016. Quiet mornings on the funicular below the hill are the best way up.

— informed by Wikipedia

— where

Russia · Primorsky Krai, Russia

— elevation

8 m · 26 ft

— position

43.1155° N · 131.8855° 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

Golden Horn Bay

harbour inlet

5 km S

Russky Bridge

cable-stayed bridge

at the lake

Eagle's Nest Hill

city viewpoint

at the lake

Vladivostok Railway Station

Trans-Siberian terminus

7 km S

Russky Island

island across the strait

Vladivostok

Golden Horn Bay

Russky Bridge

Eagle's Nest Hill

Vladivostok Railway Station

Russky Island

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

At the southern tip of the Russian Far East, on Golden Horn Bay along the Sea of Japan, in Primorsky Krai. The city sits closer to Tokyo and Beijing than to Moscow.

Yes. The line runs 9,289 kilometres from Moscow's Yaroslavsky Station to Vladivostok, the longest continuous rail journey in the world. A kilometre marker at the station reads 9,288.

A cable-stayed bridge opened in 2012 across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait to Russky Island. Its central span of 1,104 metres was the longest of its kind in the world at completion.

It has been the home port of the Russian Pacific Fleet since 1871. The naval presence shapes the harbour and gave the city the closed status it held for much of the Soviet period.

January averages around minus 12 Celsius, with the bay shores often skimmed by sea ice. Summers are warm and humid, with August averaging around 20 Celsius.

— about the piece in your home

Often. Vladivostok is the imaginative home of the Pacific edge of Russia, and a Small or Medium with a studio note carries that distance well to anyone who grew up around the bay.

The cold blues and rust-iron of the harbour sit well with Industrial-modern, Maritime, and Library Traditional interiors. It earns a place above a writing desk or a tall console.

A Large is right above most consoles. A 4-tile Mural carries the bridge span above a sofa, and a 9-tile Mural holds the full bay sweep on a long wall.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for vertical installations near water. Both are scratch-resistant and humidity-tolerant. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water. Avoid ammonia-based sprays and abrasive pads. The colour lives in the surface and will not lift or fade with cleaning.

Yes. Reid Wender, the curator, paints the visual language and our family studio in Knoxville hand-finishes each tile. No licensing, no reprints from elsewhere.

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