Wender·Vista
Chattanooga
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in southeast Tennessee, where the river bends around Lookout Mountain

Chattanooga

— — the river city under the long blue ridge.

— 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 Tennessee River makes a long bend here, the Moccasin Bend, and the city grew up inside the curve with Lookout Mountain rising 600 metres above the south bank. Walnut Street Bridge crosses the river on the old iron span from 1890, now a pedestrian deck the length of seven city blocks. The aquarium and the riverwalk run from one end of downtown to the other, and the train still belongs to the place even when nobody's riding it. from the studio

from the studio
Chattanooga
— bring it home

Chattanooga, 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 Chattanooga

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

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee, the seat of Hamilton County, and sits at about 206 metres elevation on the Tennessee River at the base of Lookout Mountain. The 2020 census put the city population at roughly 181,000 and the metropolitan area near 562,000. It lies in the southeast corner of the state near the Georgia border, where the Cumberland Plateau breaks down into the long ridges and valleys of the southern Appalachians, and the river makes the wide horseshoe known as Moccasin Bend.

— the stone

Lookout Mountain rises sharply on the south side of the river to a summit of about 707 metres at Point Park. The mountain holds Rock City Gardens, opened in 1932 on land owned by Frieda Carter, with a footpath through sandstone clefts and a view said to take in seven states. Ruby Falls, opened in 1929 about 340 metres below the surface inside the same mountain, is the deepest commercial waterfall open to the public in the United States. The 1863 Civil War battle of Lookout Mountain was fought across these same slopes.

— the visit

Most of downtown is walkable along the Tennessee Riverwalk. The Walnut Street Bridge, opened in 1890 and converted to a pedestrian-only crossing in 1993, runs about 730 metres above the river and links the central business district to the North Shore. The Tennessee Aquarium sits at the south end and is open daily, with timed tickets in summer. The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, opened in 1895, climbs the mountain at a maximum grade near 73 percent and runs year-round.

— where
United States · Chattanooga, Tennessee
— elevation
206 m · 676 ft
— position
35.0456° N · 85.3097° 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.
4 km SW
Lookout Mountain
ridge and overlook
1 km N
Walnut Street Bridge
pedestrian river crossing
13 km NW
Signal Mountain
ridge town above the river
N
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Walnut Street Bridge
Signal Mountain
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Chattanooga is in southeast Tennessee on the Tennessee River, near the Georgia border, at the foot of Lookout Mountain. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and the seat of Hamilton County, at about 206 metres elevation.

Moccasin Bend is the wide horseshoe the Tennessee River makes around a peninsula on the west side of downtown. It is a National Archeological District within the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, with evidence of habitation going back about 12,000 years.

The Walnut Street Bridge is an 1890 iron truss bridge across the Tennessee River, about 730 metres long. It was converted to a pedestrian-only crossing in 1993 and connects downtown to the North Shore.

Lookout Mountain holds Point Park at the north end, Rock City Gardens with its sandstone footpath, and Ruby Falls about 340 metres inside the mountain. The Civil War battle of Lookout Mountain was fought across the slope in November 1863.

The Tennessee Aquarium opened in 1992 on the downtown riverfront in two buildings, the River Journey and the Ocean Journey. It holds about 12,000 animals and is one of the largest freshwater aquariums in the world.

Chattanooga has a humid subtropical climate. Summer highs run around 32°C with afternoon thunderstorms, autumn brings the long ridge colour through October, and winters are mild with occasional snow on Lookout and Signal mountains.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for graduates of UTC, riverfront-era families, and people who grew up driving the loop over Lookout. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio carries well.

The river blues, ridge greens, and warm sandstone of the tile read well with mountain-modern, Southern farmhouse, and warm minimalist rooms. It pairs cleanly with oak, iron, and unbleached linen.

Yes. Mountain-modern leans on warm woods, dark metal, and one anchoring landscape against quiet walls. The tile gives that approach a real place to stand on.

Above a standard sofa the single Large reads well at eye-line. Above a long console or in an open entry, a 4-tile Mural carries the room. The 9-tile Mural is built for a feature wall.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin finish for showers and backsplashes, or the Matte finish for a softer kitchen wall. Both are scratch-resistant and hold up to humidity.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough for ordinary dust and fingerprints. For a kitchen install, a mild dish soap on the cloth is fine. No abrasives.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language and slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure. The studio is in Knoxville, about 180 kilometres up the river.

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