Wender·Vista
Eiger
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSwitzerland
above Grindelwald, in the Bernese Oberland

Eiger

— the wall the weather writes on.

— 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

“The mountain people watch from a hotel terrace. The North Face, the Eigerwand, rises 1,800 metres almost vertical above the meadows at Kleine Scheidegg, and for decades climbers died on it while tourists ate lunch below. It was first climbed in July 1938 by a party of four. The Jungfrau Railway, opened in 1912, runs straight through the mountain to a station inside the ice.

from the studio
Eiger
— bring it home

Eiger, 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 Eiger

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

The Eiger rises to 3,967 metres in the Bernese Oberland of central Switzerland, with Mönch and Jungfrau forming the famous trio above Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. Together the three peaks anchor the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage area, designated in 2001 and extended in 2007. The west flank was first climbed on 11 August 1858 by the Irish climber Charles Barrington with two Swiss guides. Most visitors see the mountain from Kleine Scheidegg, the rail saddle at 2,061 metres set between Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, where hotels have framed the view since the late nineteenth century.

— the stone

The Eigerwand, the North Face, is 1,800 metres of nearly vertical limestone, one of the great walls of the Alps. It was first climbed in July 1938 by Anderl Heckmair, Ludwig Vörg, Heinrich Harrer, and Fritz Kasparek after at least eight previous attempts had killed nine climbers. The face remains lethal: rockfall, ice avalanches, and storms that blow in within minutes have continued to take lives in every decade since. The Heckmair Route still bears the names of the first ascensionists and is the standard line.

— the visit

The Jungfrau Railway, opened in 1912, tunnels straight through the Eiger and Mönch to Jungfraujoch at 3,454 metres, the highest railway station in Europe. Trains run from Interlaken via Kleine Scheidegg. The Eigergletscher station midway offers a viewing window cut into the North Face. Summer is the standard season for walking the meadows below, and the railway runs year round. A round-trip ticket from Interlaken currently runs roughly two hundred Swiss francs and the journey takes about two and a half hours each way.

— where
Switzerland · Bernese Oberland, Bern
— within
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (UNESCO)
— elevation
3,967 m · 13,015 ft
— position
46.5775° N · 8.0053° 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.
10 km N
Grindelwald
alpine village
8 km W
Lauterbrunnen
valley village
4 km S
Jungfrau
mountain (4,158 m)
2 km S
Mönch
mountain (4,107 m)
20 km N
Interlaken
lakeside town
N
Eiger
Grindelwald
Lauterbrunnen
Jungfrau
Mönch
Interlaken
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The Eiger rises to 3,967 metres above sea level, or 13,015 feet. It is the lowest of the trio formed with Mönch (4,107 metres) and Jungfrau (4,158 metres) in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland.

The Eigerwand is the North Face, a 1,800-metre near-vertical wall that became one of mountaineering's great proving grounds. It was first climbed in July 1938 by a German-Austrian party of four.

The summit was first reached on 11 August 1858 by Irish climber Charles Barrington with Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren, by way of the west flank. The North Face waited eighty more years.

A cog railway opened in 1912 that tunnels through the Eiger and Mönch to Jungfraujoch at 3,454 metres, the highest railway station in Europe. The line runs year round from Interlaken.

The rail saddle at 2,061 metres between Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, with hotels, restaurants, and the classic terrace view of the Eiger's North Face. Trains for Jungfraujoch leave from here.

Yes. It lies within the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2001 and extended in 2007, recognised for its glacial landscape and biodiversity.

Summer months, June through September, give the highest probability of clear views from Kleine Scheidegg. Winter brings reliable snow on the lower slopes but cloud cover is more common.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well to customers with strong ties to Switzerland or the Bernese Oberland. The North Face is one of the most recognised mountain profiles in Europe. A Large reads particularly well alone on a wall.

The cool greys and storm-light blues sit well with alpine-modern, Scandinavian minimalist, and warm-industrial interiors. The piece pairs with raw oak, wool, and matte black metal.

Yes. Alpine-modern and the broader return to mountain palettes are well established in current interior trends. The piece reads as serious rather than decorative, an anchor rather than an accent.

Above a standard three-seat sofa, a single Large works well on its own. For a longer wall, a four-tile Mural builds presence; a nine-tile Mural turns the wall into the room's anchor.

Yes. Order it in our Dura Satin or Matte finish for those rooms, both of which are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash. The Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall art and dry display.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based cleaners. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish, so it will not fade with normal handling.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to Wender Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. The work is not licensed from any third party and is not reproduced under any other label. Reid Wender is the curator.

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