Wender·Vista
Jurong Island
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSingapore
off Singapore's southwestern coast, across the Selat Jurong

Jurong Island

— — a working island that runs on light.

— 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 reclaimed island off the southwest of Singapore, built up from seven smaller islets through decades of land reclamation. It is the country's petrochemical heart and is closed to the general public. From the mainland coast around West Coast Park, its skyline at night is a long row of refinery flares and cooling-tower lights across the strait. — from the studio

from the studio
Jurong Island
— bring it home

Jurong Island, 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 Jurong Island

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

Jurong Island sits off the southwestern coast of mainland Singapore, separated from it by the Selat Jurong. It was formed by joining seven offshore islets — Pulau Ayer Chawan, Pulau Ayer Merbau, Pulau Merlimau, Pulau Pesek, Pulau Pesek Kechil, Pulau Sakra, and Pulau Seraya — through land reclamation that began in 1995 and reached its full footprint of about 32 square kilometres in 2009. The island is administered by JTC Corporation and houses the country's integrated petrochemical complex. Public access is restricted and movement on the island is controlled by Singapore Customs.

— the light

At night Jurong Island reads as a long horizontal band of light across the strait, visible from West Coast Park, Labrador Nature Reserve, and the southern shore of Sentosa. The skyline is shaped by storage tanks, cracker towers, and the steady orange of refinery flares. More than a hundred companies operate on the island, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Singapore Refining Company, and the combined refining capacity is roughly 1.5 million barrels per day, making Singapore one of the top three oil refining centres in the world.

— the visit

Jurong Island is not a tourist destination and cannot be visited casually. Access is by causeway from the mainland, controlled by Singapore Customs, and is limited to workers and approved business visitors with prior clearance. Photography on the island is restricted. The closest mainland viewpoints are West Coast Park and the Marina at Keppel Bay, both open daily without charge. The Marina South pier offers occasional harbour tours that pass near the island's eastern edge, giving the only public sightline of its full skyline from the water.

— informed by Singapore Customs
— where
Singapore · Singapore (Southwest)
— position
1.2650° N · 103.7000° 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.
5 km NE
West Coast Park
park
10 km E
Sentosa
island
3 km SE
Pulau Bukom
island
N
Jurong Island
West Coast Park
Sentosa
Pulau Bukom
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Jurong Island lies off the southwestern coast of mainland Singapore, separated by the Selat Jurong. It is connected to the mainland by causeway and covers about 32 square kilometres.

No. Jurong Island is closed to the general public. Access is restricted by Singapore Customs to workers and approved business visitors with prior clearance. There are no tourist facilities on the island.

Land reclamation between 1995 and 2009 joined seven small offshore islets — including Pulau Ayer Chawan, Pulau Sakra, and Pulau Seraya — into one continuous landmass of about 32 square kilometres.

The island houses Singapore's integrated petrochemical complex. More than a hundred companies operate refineries, crackers, and storage facilities there, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Singapore Refining Company.

Singapore's combined oil refining capacity is approximately 1.5 million barrels per day, most of it on Jurong Island. The country is consistently ranked among the top three refining centres in the world.

The clearest public views are from West Coast Park, the southern coast of Sentosa, and harbour tours leaving from Marina South. At night the refinery skyline reads as a long band of light across the strait.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for engineers, refinery workers, and maritime professionals connected to the island. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio is the common choice for a colleague or retirement piece.

The piece sits well in industrial-modern, dark-academic, and warm-minimalist rooms. The night palette of orange flare against deep blue reads strongly against blackened steel, oak, and concrete.

Yes. Industrial-modern rooms have moved toward representational night-scape art rather than abstract metalwork. This tile fits that direction.

A single Large works above a console. Above a sofa, a 4-tile Mural reads best for the long horizontal skyline, with a 9-tile Mural for larger walls.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and suited to humid rooms. Glossy is best kept to dry walls and framed pieces.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasive sprays, no scouring pads. The colour rests inside the ceramic surface and is unaffected by normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from a single family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. Nothing is licensed in. Reid Wender curates each place that enters the atlas.

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