Wender·Vista
Resorts World Sentosa
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSingapore
on the north shore of Sentosa Island, across the strait from Singapore

Resorts World Sentosa

— — a small island built to keep the lights on late.

— 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

“An integrated resort on the north shore of Sentosa, opened in 2010 across a strip of reclaimed coast facing the Keppel Strait. Universal Studios, the S.E.A. Aquarium, six hotels, the casino, the cable-car station from Mount Faber. The whole thing is engineered to feel like a small city that never quite goes to sleep. The light at dusk over the harbour is the part the brochures undersell: container cranes blinking red across the water, the monorail humming above the palms, the cruise terminal lit up like a long pier of lamps.

from the studio
Resorts World Sentosa
— bring it home

Resorts World Sentosa, 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 Resorts World Sentosa

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

Resorts World Sentosa is an integrated resort on the north coast of Sentosa Island, off the southern tip of Singapore. The complex covers roughly forty-nine hectares of reclaimed coastline and was opened in stages from 2010 by Genting Singapore. It contains Universal Studios Singapore, the S.E.A. Aquarium, the Adventure Cove waterpark, six themed hotels, a casino, a convention centre, and the Sentosa terminus of the Singapore Cable Car from Mount Faber. The site is reached by the Sentosa Express monorail, by road across the Sentosa Gateway, and by the boardwalk over the harbour from VivoCity on the Singapore main island.

— the light

Sentosa sits one degree north of the equator, so the light cycle is almost stationary across the year: sunrise near seven and sunset near seven, every month. What changes is the haze. The clearest evenings tend to fall in the dry months from February through April, when the harbour reads sharp blue and the container ships off Pasir Panjang line up like quiet teeth. The Singapore Tourism Board notes the boardwalk and the cable-car ride at dusk as the two best vantage points on the resort. The neon of the casino tower and the monorail above the palms takes over once the sun is down.

— the visit

The resort runs year-round. Universal Studios Singapore opens daily from eleven to seven; the S.E.A. Aquarium runs ten to seven; Adventure Cove tracks similar hours. Sentosa charges a small island entry fee that is waived if you arrive on the cable car or the Sentosa Express. The cable car from Mount Faber crosses the strait in roughly fifteen minutes and is the best first approach for anyone who has not been before. The Genting-operated casino on the property requires non-residents to show a passport at entry; Singaporeans and permanent residents pay a daily levy set by the Singapore government.

— where
Singapore · Sentosa, Singapore
— position
1.2545° N · 103.8237° 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
Universal Studios Singapore
theme park
at the lake
S.E.A. Aquarium
public aquarium
2 km N
Mount Faber
hill park and cable-car terminus
1 km N
VivoCity
harbour-front mall
3 km S
Siloso Beach
south-shore beach
N
Resorts World Sentosa
Universal Studios Singapore
S.E.A. Aquarium
Mount Faber
VivoCity
Siloso Beach
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Resorts World Sentosa — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

On the north shore of Sentosa Island, off the southern tip of Singapore. The complex faces the Keppel Strait and is reached by the Sentosa Express monorail, by the Sentosa Gateway road, or on foot via the boardwalk from VivoCity.

The complex opened in stages beginning in January 2010. Universal Studios Singapore opened that March; the S.E.A. Aquarium followed in November 2012 as part of the second phase, then the largest aquarium in the world by volume.

Universal Studios Singapore, the S.E.A. Aquarium, the Adventure Cove waterpark, six themed hotels, a casino, a convention centre, and the Sentosa terminus of the Singapore Cable Car. The site covers roughly forty-nine hectares.

Genting Singapore, a subsidiary of the Malaysian-Singaporean Genting Group, holds the operating concession granted by the Singapore government as one of the country's two integrated resort licences.

Three routes. The Sentosa Express monorail from VivoCity, the road over the Sentosa Gateway, or the Mount Faber cable car. The boardwalk over the harbour is open to pedestrians day and evening.

February through April. Singapore has no real cold season, but those months tend to be the driest and clearest. Universal Studios sees lower queues midweek outside the school holidays of June, December, and Chinese New Year.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. For families who hold Sentosa as a recurring holiday memory — Universal Studios birthdays, Aquarium afternoons, cable-car evenings — a Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio reads as a kept moment, not a souvenir.

The harbour blues, palm greens, and neon reds settle into Tropical Modern, Singapore Shophouse, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. It reads well against teak, rattan, and crisp white plaster.

Yes. Tropical Modern and the wider Asia-Pacific Modern direction the shelter press has been tracking favour saturated harbour colour, palm silhouettes, and architectural neon over generic resort motifs.

A single Large reads cleanly above a console. Above a full sofa, a four-tile Mural holds the wall; for a long sectional, the nine-tile Mural is the proportion to reach for.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any wet or splash-prone wall. The colour is infused into the ceramic, so steam and cooking residue do not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasive pads, no bleach-based sprays. For a kitchen tile that has caught oil, a drop of mild dish soap on the cloth is enough.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is created in-house by Reid Wender and the studio. The work is not licensed from a stock library and is not reproduced for any other brand.

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