Wender·Vista
Cyprus
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited Kingdom
east London, on the north side of the Royal Albert Dock

Cyprus

— — a small name carried a long way home.

— 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 pocket of east London on the north bank of the Royal Albert Dock, named for the island annexed in 1878 and built first as housing for the dockworkers who unloaded its cargo. The DLR opened the station here in 1994, raised on concrete above the water. The University of East London sits at the platform end. Aircraft from London City drop low over the rooftops every few minutes. — from the studio

from the studio
Cyprus
— bring it home

Cyprus, 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 Cyprus

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

Cyprus is a small residential neighbourhood in the London Borough of Newham, on the north bank of the Royal Albert Dock in the E16 postal district. The name is borrowed: the original Cyprus Place was built in the late 1870s as housing for workers at the new Royal Albert Dock, and took its name from the Mediterranean island Britain had just annexed in 1878. The Docklands Light Railway opened Cyprus station here in March 1994, raised on a viaduct above the water, and the University of East London's Docklands campus sits beside it.

— the water

The Royal Albert Dock runs the full length of the neighbourhood's southern edge, a rectangle of still water nearly three kilometres long opened in 1880 to take the largest steamships of the age. Cargo handling left for Tilbury in the 1980s and the dock now carries the London Regatta Centre's rowing course and a small marina. North-facing flats look across the water to City Airport's runway, which sits on the dock's southern quay. Aircraft pass low overhead on approach, briefly louder than the trains.

— the visit

Cyprus is reached on the Docklands Light Railway, three stops east of Canning Town on the Beckton branch. Trains run every few minutes from early morning to late evening. The walk from the platform to the University of East London takes about a minute; the walk along the dockside path to Gallions Reach takes about fifteen. There is no central high street and few visitor amenities. The neighbourhood is residential, quiet on the weekend, and best understood as a London name that travelled rather than a destination in itself.

— where
United Kingdom · Newham, London E16
— position
51.5085° N · 0.0639° 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.
at the lake
Royal Albert Dock
historic dock
at the lake
University of East London Docklands
university campus
1 km S
London City Airport
airport
1 km E
Gallions Reach
Thames riverside
N
Cyprus
Royal Albert Dock
University of East London Docklands
London City Airport
Gallions Reach
— common questions

What people ask.

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

It is a residential neighbourhood in the London Borough of Newham, postal district E16, on the north bank of the Royal Albert Dock. The Docklands Light Railway's Beckton branch serves it from Canning Town.

The original Cyprus Place was built in the late 1870s as housing for workers at the new Royal Albert Dock and took its name from the island of Cyprus, which Britain had just annexed from the Ottoman Empire in 1878.

Cyprus station opened on the Docklands Light Railway's Beckton branch on 28 March 1994. The platforms sit on a concrete viaduct above the road, with University of East London at the eastern end.

The University of East London's Docklands campus, opened in 1999, sits directly beside the station, with the Royal Albert Dock and the London Regatta Centre rowing course just to the south.

No. It is a quiet residential area without a high street or visitor attractions of its own. Most visitors arrive for the university, the regatta centre, or as a stop along the dockside walk toward Gallions Reach.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a thoughtful gift for residents of the Royal Docks, university staff, and DLR commuters who pass through Cyprus every day. A Small or Coaster Set with a handwritten note from the studio carries the local affection well.

The dock greys and stained-glass blues sit comfortably in a Coastal-modern, Industrial-loft, or Warm Minimalist room. It reads especially well in a flat with concrete, brick, or steel finishes.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large carries the dockside scale; for a longer wall, a four-tile Mural runs the length of the water. Above a console or under a window, a Medium is usually right.

Yes. For wet rooms we recommend the Dura Satin or Matte finish, both of which are scratch-resistant and at home above a backsplash or in a steamed bathroom.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, beneath a thin glossy finish, so it does not lift or scratch with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license artwork in or out. Reid Wender curates the atlas of places and chooses what enters it.

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