Wender·Vista
Belfast
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited Kingdom
at the mouth of the Lagan, under Cave Hill

Belfast

— — the city the cranes still keep watch over.

— 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

“At the mouth of the Lagan, where the river opens into the lough and the city sits in the long shadow of Cave Hill. The yellow gantry cranes, Samson and Goliath, still mark the skyline above the slipway where the Titanic was built. Red brick, salt air, the slow weather of the Irish Sea. A city that has learned to keep its own counsel. from the studio

from the studio
Belfast
— bring it home

Belfast, 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 Belfast

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

Belfast sits at the mouth of the River Lagan on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland, where the river opens into Belfast Lough and the Irish Sea. The city has a population near 345,000 within the council area, with the wider urban area approaching 670,000. Cave Hill rises to 368 metres immediately north of the city, with the basalt outcrop of McArt's Fort visible from much of downtown. Belfast was granted city status in 1888, having grown rapidly through the nineteenth century on shipbuilding, linen, and rope-making along the Lagan estuary.

— informed by Wikipedia, Visit Belfast
— the water

The deep-water channel of Belfast Lough made the city one of the great shipbuilding centres of the early twentieth century. Harland and Wolff, founded on Queen's Island in 1861, built the RMS Titanic between 1909 and 1911 in Slipway No. 3, with the ship launching on 31 May 1911 before her completion across the river at Thompson Graving Dock. Today the slipways and the dock are preserved as part of the Maritime Mile, and the two yellow gantry cranes, Samson at 106 metres and Goliath at 96 metres, still dominate the harbour skyline.

— the visit

Titanic Belfast, the museum built on the original Harland and Wolff slipways, opened in 2012 to mark the centenary of the ship's launch and draws over 800,000 visitors a year. Cave Hill Country Park rises directly north of the city, with the climb to McArt's Fort taking roughly two hours round trip from the Belfast Castle estate. The Crown Liquor Saloon on Great Victoria Street, owned by the National Trust since 1978, still operates as a working Victorian gin palace. Most major sites lie within a thirty-minute walk of the city centre.

— where
United Kingdom · Belfast, Northern Ireland
— elevation
6 m · 20 ft
— position
54.5973° N · 5.9301° W
— 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.
5 km N
Cave Hill
mountain
2 km E
Titanic Quarter
museum district
17 km NE
Carrickfergus
Norman castle town
20 km E
Bangor
harbour town
12 km SW
Lisburn
city
N
Belfast
Cave Hill
Titanic Quarter
Carrickfergus
Bangor
Lisburn
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Yes. The Titanic was constructed at the Harland and Wolff shipyard on Queen's Island between 1909 and 1911, launched on 31 May 1911, and completed at Thompson Graving Dock. The original slipways are preserved.

The two large yellow gantry cranes at Harland and Wolff. Goliath was erected in 1969 and Samson in 1974. Standing 96 and 106 metres tall, they remain visible from most of the city.

The 368-metre basalt hill rises directly north of the city and gives Belfast its distinctive northern skyline. The outcrop known as Napoleon's Nose is widely said to have inspired Jonathan Swift's Gulliver.

Belfast was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1888, following decades of rapid growth as a centre of shipbuilding, linen production, and the rope-making trade along the Lagan estuary.

Both. The River Lagan empties into Belfast Lough, a sea inlet of the Irish Sea, at the city's eastern edge. The lough's deep channel made the harbour suitable for large ship construction.

A waterfront walking route along the River Lagan and the former shipyard, linking Titanic Belfast, the SS Nomadic, the Thompson Dock, the Pump House, and the Great Light, with interpretation panels throughout.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The cranes, the lough, and Cave Hill are immediately recognisable to anyone with ties to the city. A Medium or Large carries the skyline at a scale suitable for an entry wall or study.

The cool blues and ironwork tones suit industrial-modern, Scandinavian, and traditional British interiors. The piece reads well in panelled rooms and against pale walls where the gantry silhouettes can hold the eye.

Yes. Industrial-modern continues to lean on heritage shipyard and railway imagery, and the Belfast piece works with brick, blackened steel, and reclaimed timber without resorting to generic factory iconography.

A single Large reads cleanly above a console. Above a full sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the breadth of the harbour, and a nine-tile Mural makes the cranes a focal element.

Yes, with a Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratches and steam and work well as a backsplash or vanity accent. The Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall display.

A microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it does not lift with normal cleaning. Avoid abrasive pads or solvents.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is created in a single studio under Reid Wender's curation, with no third-party licensing. The Belfast piece exists only in this line.

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