shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSingapore

at Changi Airport, on the eastern edge of Singapore

Jewel Changi Airport

— a forest and a waterfall under one glass dome.

— 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

“A glass dome at Changi Airport, drawn by Moshe Safdie and opened in 2019. Inside, a 40-metre indoor waterfall called the Rain Vortex falls from an oculus in the roof through a stepped forest of two thousand trees. Travellers in transit ride the Skytrain through it. Most stay longer than they planned. The dome is at its best at dusk, when the lighting comes up under the falling water.

from the studio

— bring it home

Jewel Changi Airport, 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 Jewel Changi Airport

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

Jewel Changi Airport is a mixed-use complex attached to Terminal 1 of Singapore's Changi Airport, on the eastern edge of the island. It opened in April 2019, designed by the Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie in partnership with RSP Architects. The building covers roughly 135,700 square metres across ten storeys, five above ground and five below, and connects directly to Terminals 1, 2, and 3 by air-conditioned link bridges. It functions as both a public attraction and an airside transit space.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the water

At the centre of the dome falls the HSBC Rain Vortex, the world's tallest indoor waterfall at 40 metres. Rainwater collected from the toroidal glass roof is recirculated through the oculus at a peak rate of about 38,000 litres per minute during scheduled flows. The waterfall is surrounded by the Shiseido Forest Valley, a terraced indoor garden of more than 2,000 trees and 100,000 shrubs sourced from Australia, China, Malaysia, Spain, Thailand, and the United States. After dark a light and sound show plays on the falling water.

— informed by Jewel Changi

— the visit

The complex is open to the public daily, with most retail and dining running from around 10:00 to 22:00. Entry to the building and the Forest Valley is free; the rooftop Canopy Park carries a separate admission of about 8 Singapore dollars and includes hedge mazes, a mirror maze, and the 50-metre Manulife Sky Nets. Reach Jewel from the city in roughly 30 minutes by MRT on the East-West Line to Changi Airport station, or by direct bus from most central neighbourhoods.

— informed by Jewel Changi

— where

Singapore · Singapore

— position

1.3601° N · 103.9890° 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.

0.1 km E

Changi Airport Terminal 1

airport terminal

4 km N

Changi Beach Park

coastal park

5 km NE

Changi Village

coastal village and hawker centre

Jewel Changi Airport

Changi Airport Terminal 1

Changi Beach Park

Changi Village

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Jewel Changi Airport — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

On 17 April 2019. The complex was designed by Moshe Safdie with RSP Architects and built on the site of the former open-air car park beside Terminal 1. Construction took roughly five years.

40 metres, making it the world's tallest indoor waterfall. Rainwater collected from the toroidal glass roof falls through an oculus at the centre of the dome at up to 38,000 litres per minute during peak flow.

No. Jewel is landside and open to the public. The Forest Valley and the central waterfall are free to enter; the rooftop Canopy Park carries a separate ticket of around 8 Singapore dollars.

About 30 minutes by MRT on the East-West Line to Changi Airport station, with a short walk through the linkway. Direct city buses also serve the airport, and taxis run the route in around 20 to 25 minutes off-peak.

Moshe Safdie, the Israeli-Canadian architect best known for Habitat 67 in Montreal and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The local executive architects were RSP Architects, and the structural glass roof was engineered by Buro Happold.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for returning travellers, Changi-loyal flyers, and Singaporeans abroad who treat Jewel as a familiar room. A Small or Medium framed in pale wood suits a contemporary apartment.

The green and rain-silver palette holds well in biophilic, tropical-modern, and Japandi interiors. It also softens a minimalist office, where a single Small reads as a piece of held weather.

A single Large reads at roughly two feet across and anchors a console. Above a sofa, a 4-tile Mural carries the wall; a 9-tile Mural suits a tall apartment wall without crowding the room.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with steam or splash. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface and holds through humidity and routine cleaning.

A dry microfibre cloth handles dust. For anything stickier, a damp cloth with plain water is enough. Skip abrasive pads and ammonia sprays; neither is needed and both can dull the finish over time.

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