Wender·Vista
Luhansk
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUkraine
in far eastern Ukraine, on the Luhanka River in the Donbas

Luhansk

— — the city the war moved through.

— 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

“An industrial city in the Donbas, founded in 1795 around an iron foundry on the Luhanka. The river runs west to east through the centre; rail yards span the south. Since 2014 the city has been outside the control of the government in Kyiv. A piece of the place as it stood, in the colours that belong to it.

from the studio
Luhansk
— bring it home

Luhansk, 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 Luhansk

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

Luhansk lies on the Luhanka River in the Donbas, about twenty kilometres west of the Russian border. The city grew from an iron foundry established in 1795 by the Scottish engineer Charles Gascoigne under Catherine II. By 2014 the population had reached approximately 417,000. Since the conflict that began that spring, the city has been outside the control of the government in Kyiv. The Ukrainian state continues to assert its claim under international law.

— the stone

The original Luhansk Foundry, built in 1795 to supply cannon to the Black Sea Fleet, anchored two centuries of heavy industry — locomotives, ordnance, steel. The Luhansk Locomotive Works became one of the largest builders of diesel and electric locomotives in the Soviet Union. Constructivist and Stalinist façades line the central avenues; nineteenth-century brickwork survives near the river. Vladimir Dahl East Ukrainian National University carries the name of the lexicographer born in the city in 1801.

— the year

The city's modern history turns on a few dates. Founded 1795 around the foundry. Renamed Voroshilovgrad in 1935, restored to Luhansk in 1990. In April 2014 armed groups took the regional administration building; the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic was declared the following month. In September 2022 Russia announced annexation of the Luhansk Oblast. The Ukrainian government, the United Nations General Assembly, and most member states do not recognise the annexation.

— where
Ukraine · Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast
— position
48.5740° N · 39.3078° 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.
70 km NW
Sievierodonetsk
city
150 km SW
Donetsk
city
N
Luhansk
Sievierodonetsk
Donetsk
— common questions

What people ask.

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

In far eastern Ukraine, on the Luhanka River in the Donbas, about twenty kilometres west of the Russian border. The regional centre of Luhansk Oblast.

In 1795, around an iron foundry established by the Scottish engineer Charles Gascoigne under Catherine II to supply cannon to the Black Sea Fleet. The city grew from that single industrial site.

Voroshilovgrad, from 1935 to 1990, in honour of the Soviet military commander Kliment Voroshilov, who was born in the area. The pre-Soviet name Luhansk was restored as the Soviet Union ended.

Russian-backed authorities have held the city since 2014. Russia announced annexation of Luhansk Oblast in September 2022. Ukraine and most United Nations members do not recognise the annexation.

The Luhansk Locomotive Works, one of the largest diesel and electric locomotive builders in the Soviet Union. The city also produced steel, ordnance, and rolling stock through most of the twentieth century.

— about the piece in your home

Many of our customers have sent it to family who left the city or to friends in the diaspora. The piece holds the place as it stood. A Medium or a Keepsake travels well by post.

Eastern European traditional rooms, modern industrial spaces, and quieter scholarly interiors. The deep colours of the artwork hold against dark wood, plaster walls, and bookshelves.

Place pieces tied to displacement have been steady commissions for the studio. Customers ask for them as anchors — a way to keep a city present in the room at home.

Above a sofa, a Large or a four-tile Mural. A Medium reads at standing eye-line above a console. The Keepsake size suits a shelf or a writing desk.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist moisture and scratching; the colour is held inside the ceramic surface and stays steady in the room.

A microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives or solvents. The finish wipes clean and the colour beneath stays steady through years of dusting.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio. We don't license third-party imagery. The Luhansk composition was drawn for this catalogue from the city as it stood.

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