Wender·Vista
Port Sudan
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSudan
on the Red Sea coast, east of the Nubian desert

Port Sudan

— — the country's window onto the sea.

— 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

“Sudan's main seaport, built by the British in 1905 to replace Suakin when the older harbour silted up. The city sits on a flat coral shelf along the Red Sea, with the Red Sea Hills rising behind it and the long shipping channel running out to the deepwater berths. Dhows still work the inner harbour. Container cranes work the outer one. Since 2023 the city has carried the weight of being the country's de facto seat of government, and its rhythms — the call to prayer, the diesel of the port, the wind off the water — have grown heavier and more deliberate.

from the studio
Port Sudan
— bring it home

Port Sudan, 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 Port Sudan

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

Port Sudan is the capital of Red Sea State and the country's principal seaport, on the western shore of the Red Sea about 675 kilometres northeast of Khartoum. The Anglo-Egyptian administration laid out the town in 1905 to handle the cotton trade that the silted harbour at Suakin could no longer carry. Population estimates run between 500,000 and one million, swollen since 2023 by displaced families from Khartoum and Omdurman. The port handles the great majority of Sudan's seaborne trade.

— informed by Wikipedia — Port Sudan
— the water

The Red Sea here is the saltiest open sea on earth, with surface salinities above 40 parts per thousand, and the reefs offshore — Sanganeb, Sha'ab Rumi — are part of a UNESCO marine system inscribed in 2016. Jacques Cousteau ran his Conshelf II underwater habitat at Sha'ab Rumi in 1963. The water carries a colour the desert behind it does not prepare you for, and the wind comes off it steady most afternoons.

— the year

Since the war began in April 2023, Port Sudan has functioned as the country's de facto administrative seat, hosting government ministries, the central bank, and most international missions that remained in the country. The airport carries the bulk of aid flights, and the port channels the humanitarian shipments that feed the rest of Sudan. The city's older life — fishing, salt, the small Beja markets — continues underneath that weight.

— where
Sudan · Red Sea State
— elevation
5 m · 16 ft
— position
19.6200° N · 37.2200° 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.
60 km S
Suakin
Ottoman port ruin
25 km NE
Sanganeb Reef
marine reserve
30 km W
Red Sea Hills
mountain range
N
Port Sudan
Suakin
Sanganeb Reef
Red Sea Hills
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Port Sudan — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Port Sudan is on the western shore of the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, about 675 kilometres northeast of Khartoum. It is the capital of Red Sea State and the country's principal seaport.

The Anglo-Egyptian administration founded the town in 1905 to replace Suakin, an older harbour that had silted up. The railway from the Nile was extended to it the same year.

It handles the great majority of Sudan's seaborne trade. Since the war began in April 2023, it has also served as the country's de facto administrative seat, with government and aid operations based there.

Hot desert with sea moderation. Summer highs reach 40°C and humidity is heavy along the coast. November through February is the workable window, with daytime highs around 28°C.

They are offshore coral reefs in the Sanganeb Marine National Park, inscribed by UNESCO in 2016. Jacques Cousteau ran his Conshelf II underwater habitat at Sha'ab Rumi in 1963.

— about the piece in your home

Many of our buyers send this to family in the Sudanese diaspora or to friends who have worked in the region. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels well.

The piece's deep reds, sand ochres, and Red Sea blue read well in warm Eclectic, North African Modern, and jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. It anchors a wall with darker wood furniture.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural fills the wall well. Above a console table, a Medium or a 9-tile Mural reads in scale.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical installation in a kitchen, bathroom, or shower wall. Both resist scratches and the colour lives in the surface.

A soft microfibre cloth with warm water is enough. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic under high heat and pressure, so ordinary cleaning will not lift it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated by Reid Wender and finished in our Knoxville studio. We hold the art outright and do not license it from outside sources.

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