Wender·Vista
Fifth Avenue
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in Manhattan, running north from Washington Square through the length of the island

Fifth Avenue

— — the avenue the city measures itself against.

— 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 spine of Manhattan, from the marble arch at Washington Square to the Harlem River. Saks faces Rockefeller Center, the Plaza marks the corner at the park, and the Met sits a mile north on the Museum Mile. The avenue runs the parades — St Patrick's, Thanksgiving, Pride — and in December the windows turn the sidewalk into a slow river of coats and breath. — from the studio

from the studio
Fifth Avenue
— bring it home

Fifth Avenue, 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 Fifth Avenue

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

Fifth Avenue runs north for 10.5 kilometres from the marble arch at Washington Square Park to the Harlem River at 142nd Street. It divides Manhattan's east and west addresses and serves as the zero line for the borough's street grid. The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 laid out the route, and the avenue was widened above 59th Street in 1908. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Frick and the Cooper Hewitt all sit on the stretch between 70th and 91st known as Museum Mile.

— the stone

The avenue carries a near-complete record of Beaux-Arts and Gilded Age architecture in New York. Carrère and Hastings finished the New York Public Library at 42nd Street in 1911 in Vermont marble, with the Patience and Fortitude lions out front. The Plaza Hotel, by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, opened on 59th and Fifth in 1907. The Empire State Building, completed in 1931, sits a block east at 350 Fifth. The Beaux-Arts St Regis at 55th opened in 1904 and the Pierre at 61st in 1930.

— the year

The avenue runs the city's calendar. The St Patrick's Day Parade has marched up Fifth from 44th to 79th since 1762, the oldest civilian parade in the United States. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade turns east onto 34th from the avenue. From late November the holiday windows at Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and Tiffany draw queues that wrap the block, and the lighting of the Rockefeller Center tree a block east keeps the corridor busy through Twelfth Night. Pride marches south down the avenue each June.

— where
United States · Manhattan, New York
— position
40.7754° N · 73.9656° 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.
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Central Park
urban park
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Rockefeller Center
plaza complex
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Empire State Building
skyscraper
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Washington Square Park
park
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Rockefeller Center
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Washington Square Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art
— common questions

What people ask.

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

About 10.5 kilometres, running from the marble arch at Washington Square Park north to the Harlem River at 142nd Street. The avenue serves as the dividing line between Manhattan's east and west street addresses.

The stretch of Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 105th Street, along the eastern edge of Central Park. It carries the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Cooper Hewitt, the Jewish Museum and the Museum of the City of New York.

Irish soldiers in the British Army marched in New York on 17 March 1762, the first recorded St Patrick's Day Parade in what would become the United States. The route up Fifth from 44th to 79th was fixed later.

Department store windows on Fifth and 34th began staging seasonal scenes in the 1870s, and Lord and Taylor pioneered animated holiday tableaux in 1937. Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and Tiffany now reveal new windows around mid-November each year.

The Plaza, at 59th and Fifth, opened in 1907 and faces Grand Army Plaza. The St Regis at 55th opened in 1904 and the Pierre at 61st opened in 1930. All three sit within four blocks of Central Park's southern edge.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The piece carries the avenue's grey stone and gold light and has been a meaningful gift for native New Yorkers, returning expats and people who once lived above the park. A Medium or Large works well.

It sits naturally in Pre-war classic, Library-modern and warm Industrial rooms. The dusk-blue and old-brass palette pairs with walnut, dark leather and aged ivory. It also lifts a deep green or charcoal study wall.

Yes. The current revival of pre-war Manhattan style — picture mouldings, brass sconces, dark stained oak — runs through this piece. It works alongside herringbone floors and unbleached linen drapery in a classic-six room.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a four-tile Mural reads at the right proportion. A nine-tile Mural anchors a longer wall in a dining room or library. A Medium suits a narrow console in a foyer.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any vertical install in a wet room or behind a stove. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and resists steam and routine cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water is enough for routine cleaning. For kitchen installs, a drop of mild dish soap on the cloth removes cooking residue. Avoid abrasive pads and any cleaner containing bleach or solvent.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio in Knoxville and not licensed from any outside source. Reid Wender curates each place that enters the atlas and approves the artwork before it ships.

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