shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSweden

across the Øresund strait from Copenhagen, on Sweden's southern tip

Malmö

Name: Malmö — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a Baltic city facing the bridge.

— 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

“Sweden's third-largest city, set on the flat farmland of Scania at the edge of the Øresund. The Turning Torso, finished in 2005, rotates 90 degrees over 190 metres along the waterfront. The 16-kilometre bridge to Copenhagen opened in 2000 and quietly redrew the region. Cobbled squares at Lilla Torg fill up the moment the sun returns. From the studio.

from the studio

— bring it home

Malmö, 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 Malmö

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

Malmö sits on the southwestern coast of Scania, at Sweden's southern tip, across the Øresund strait from Copenhagen. It is the country's third-largest city, with about 360,000 residents in the municipality and over 750,000 in the broader Øresund region. The city was founded in the late 13th century as a Danish trading port and passed to Sweden under the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The 16-kilometre Øresund Bridge opened on 1 July 2000, linking Malmö to Copenhagen by road and rail.

— informed by Wikipedia, Øresund Bridge

— the stone

The skyline mixes medieval brick, Hanseatic facades, and reclaimed-shipyard modernism. Stortorget, the main square, was laid out in 1538 around the Renaissance town hall. A few blocks south, the smaller Lilla Torg keeps its 16th- and 17th-century timbered buildings. Out in the Western Harbour, Santiago Calatrava's Turning Torso rises 190 metres in nine cubes that twist 90 degrees from base to top; it was completed in 2005 on the site of the old Kockums shipyard. The Saint Peter's Church (Sankt Petri kyrka) has stood in Gothic brick since around 1346.

— informed by Turning Torso

— the visit

Malmö's central station sits a 35-minute train ride from Copenhagen Airport via the Øresund Bridge. The city is small enough to cross on foot in an hour, and notably flat; cycling carries about a quarter of all trips. Summers run mild around 21°C, with long evenings that hold light past 22:00 in June. Winters stay grey and damp rather than deeply cold. Folkets Park, the public garden opened in 1893, and Ribersborg's open-air sauna at the end of a long jetty give the city its quieter rhythm.

— informed by Visit Sweden — Malmö

— where

Sweden · Malmö, Scania

— elevation

12 m · 39 ft

— position

55.6050° N · 13.0038° 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.

2 km NW

Turning Torso

tower

at the lake

Lilla Torg

old square

8 km SW

Øresund Bridge

bridge

3 km W

Ribersborg Open-Air Bath

sea bath

Malmö

Turning Torso

Lilla Torg

Øresund Bridge

Ribersborg Open-Air Bath

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Malmö — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Malmö sits on the southwest coast of Scania, at Sweden's southern tip, directly across the Øresund strait from Copenhagen. It is the country's third-largest city, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, with about 360,000 residents.

The Øresund Bridge opened on 1 July 2000. The combined bridge-and-tunnel crossing runs about 16 km and carries both road and rail traffic between Malmö and Copenhagen Airport, with trains taking around 35 minutes.

A 190-metre residential tower in the Western Harbour, designed by Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2005. Its nine stacked cubes rotate a total of 90 degrees from base to top. It replaced the old Kockums shipyard.

Yes. Malmö was a Danish trading port from its founding in the late 13th century until 1658, when Scania passed to Sweden under the Treaty of Roskilde. The Danish street grid still shapes the old town.

Maritime and mild for the latitude. Summers run around 21°C with long daylight; winters stay grey and damp, with occasional snow but rarely deep cold. Spring is brief and the city visibly fills its outdoor cafés the moment it arrives.

A small square just south of the main Stortorget, ringed by timbered 16th- and 17th-century buildings. It was laid out in 1592 and now functions as the city's outdoor café centre during the warm half of the year.

— about the piece in your home

It carries for people drawn to southern Sweden: families with Scanian roots, cross-border commuters to Copenhagen, students who studied at Lund or Malmö University. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels well.

The palette sits easily with Scandinavian Modern, Japandi, and Coastal-modern rooms. The piece reads cleanly against pale oak, white plaster, and the quiet linen-and-wool finishes common across Nordic interiors.

Yes. The current pull toward warm minimalism, pale wood, and quiet wall art reads alongside this piece. It anchors a room already leaning toward soft neutrals, natural fibre, and a single graphic focal point.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large carries the wall. Above a long console or a king bed, a 4-tile Mural reads as one composition. A 9-tile Mural suits a full feature wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash without dulling. The Glossy finish is for dry wall display only.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface itself, so it will not lift with normal cleaning. Skip abrasive pads and solvent sprays.

Yes. Reid Wender creates the entire WenderVista atlas himself. No licensing, no stock art, no other studios. Every piece ships from Knoxville, hand-finished in-house.

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