Wender·Vista
Red Force
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSpain
at Ferrari Land in PortAventura World, on the Costa Daurada south of Barcelona

Red Force

— — five seconds from still to gone.

— 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 red spine of steel above the pines south of Tarragona. Red Force launches from a standing start to 180 kilometres an hour in five seconds, then climbs a vertical tower 112 metres into the Catalan sky and falls. The fastest and tallest accelerator coaster in Europe. The shape of the track reads, from a distance, like a question mark above the park. from the studio

from the studio
Red Force
— bring it home

Red Force, 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 Red Force

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

Red Force is the signature ride of Ferrari Land, the Ferrari-themed area that opened inside PortAventura World in April 2017. The park sits on the Costa Daurada at Salou, in the province of Tarragona, about an hour south of Barcelona by train. Designed and built by the Swiss manufacturer Intamin as an accelerator coaster, the ride reaches 112 metres at the peak of its top-hat tower, making it the tallest roller coaster in Europe and the second tallest in the world.

— the visit

Ferrari Land is one of three areas inside PortAventura World, alongside the original PortAventura Park and the Caribe Aquatic Park. A single combined ticket gives access to all three. The season runs roughly from March to early January, with the busiest weeks falling in July and August. Height requirement on Red Force is 1.40 metres. The launch run is brief, about a minute end to end, and the queue line passes a row of full-scale Ferrari Formula One cars and engines arranged like a small museum.

— where
Spain · Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia
— within
Ferrari Land at PortAventura World
— position
41.0867° N · 1.1525° 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.
1 km N
PortAventura Park
theme park
4 km SE
Salou
coastal town
12 km NE
Tarragona
Roman city
110 km NE
Barcelona
city
N
Red Force
PortAventura Park
Salou
Tarragona
Barcelona
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Red Force is at Ferrari Land inside PortAventura World, in Salou on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia. The resort sits about 110 kilometres south of Barcelona and 12 kilometres from Tarragona.

The top-hat tower reaches 112 metres, which makes Red Force the tallest roller coaster in Europe and the second tallest in the world after Kingda Ka in New Jersey.

The launch accelerates from a standing start to 180 kilometres an hour in about five seconds, using a hydraulic system designed by the Swiss manufacturer Intamin.

Red Force opened on 7 April 2017, the same day as the Ferrari Land area that surrounds it. The wider PortAventura resort has been operating since 1995.

Red Force was designed and manufactured by Intamin AG, a Swiss firm based in Wollerau that also built Kingda Ka, Top Thrill 2, and the original Stealth at Thorpe Park.

Riders must be at least 1.40 metres tall. The ride is a single-train accelerator and the cycle, from launch to brake run, lasts under a minute.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Red Force sits at the intersection of both worlds, and the tile reads as a graphic portrait of the track. A Small or Medium works well above a desk; the Large carries the tower at full presence.

The red-and-cobalt palette suits Industrial-modern, Maximalist, and motorsport-themed rooms. It also lands cleanly against a black or charcoal wall in a Minimalist setting where it becomes the single focal piece.

Yes. Motorsport graphic art has been a steady current in sports-room and gaming-room design. A 4-tile Mural of the track shape carries weight on a feature wall above a console or sim rig.

Above a standard sofa a single Large reads at the right scale; above a longer console a 4-tile Mural fills more wall. For a feature installation a 9-tile Mural is the right call.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for damp or vertical installations. The glossy finish is reserved for framed pieces in dry rooms where the sheen reads as part of the artwork.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it will not lift, fade, or scratch off in ordinary cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is hand-finished in our Knoxville studio in a visual language that belongs only to us. No third-party licensing, no stock imagery.

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