Wender·Vista
Huntington Beach
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
on the Orange County coast, south of Long Beach

Huntington Beach

— — the long pier and the swell that never quite stops.

— 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 wide stretch of southern California coast between Seal Beach and Newport, where the swell holds steady most of the year and the pier reaches almost a third of a mile into the Pacific. Surfers have worked these breaks since the 1910s. Pacific Coast Highway runs the length of the beach. The US Open of Surfing pulls a crowd to the south side of the pier every July. — from the studio

from the studio
Huntington Beach
— bring it home

Huntington Beach, 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 Huntington Beach

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

Huntington Beach sits on the Orange County coast of southern California, about thirty-five miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles and ten miles northwest of Newport Beach. The city covers about 28 square miles and has roughly 200,000 residents, making it the largest beach city in Orange County. It holds 9.5 miles of continuous Pacific shoreline, the longest uninterrupted public beach in the county. The city was incorporated in 1909 and named for Henry Huntington, the rail magnate whose Pacific Electric line first carried weekenders down from Los Angeles.

— the water

The break at the pier is the reason the city carries the federally registered trademark Surf City USA, granted in 2008. The Huntington Beach Pier is 1,850 feet long, one of the longer concrete municipal piers on the West Coast, and the current span was rebuilt in 1992 after the original wooden pier was damaged by storms. The Pacific swell here is consistent through most of the year, with summer south swells from New Zealand and winter north swells from the Aleutians. The International Surfing Museum holds the local archive a block inland.

— the year

The US Open of Surfing has been held at the south side of the pier every July since 1959, making it one of the oldest continuously running surf contests in the world. The event draws crowds of about half a million across nine days and includes both the men's and women's World Surf League qualifying tour. The Fourth of July parade is one of the largest west of the Mississippi. Sunset Beach and Bolsa Chica, on the northern edge of the city, offer quieter walks and a coastal wetland reserve.

— where
United States · Orange County, California
— elevation
11 m · 36 ft
— position
33.6595° N · 117.9988° 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.
6 km NW
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
coastal wetland
8 km NW
Sunset Beach
beach neighbourhood
16 km SE
Newport Beach
coastal city
at the lake
Pacific Coast Highway
scenic route
N
Huntington Beach
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Sunset Beach
Newport Beach
Pacific Coast Highway
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Huntington Beach is on the Orange County coast of southern California, about thirty-five miles southeast of Los Angeles and ten miles northwest of Newport Beach. It holds 9.5 miles of continuous public Pacific shoreline.

The city holds the federally registered trademark Surf City USA, granted in 2008, based on the consistency of its breaks and a surf-contest history that runs continuously back to 1959. The break at the south side of the pier is the centre of the name.

The pier is 1,850 feet long, one of the longer concrete municipal piers on the West Coast. The current span was rebuilt in 1992 after storm damage to the original wooden structure.

The US Open of Surfing has been held at the south side of the pier every July since 1959. The contest runs over nine days and now draws crowds of about half a million across the event.

Huntington Beach was incorporated as a city in 1909 and named for Henry Huntington, whose Pacific Electric Railway brought weekenders down from Los Angeles in the early 1900s and built the original pier in 1904.

It is about a one-hour drive from downtown Los Angeles down Interstate 405 to Beach Boulevard, or by Pacific Coast Highway the long way through Long Beach and Seal Beach. The nearest airport is John Wayne, fifteen minutes south.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers who learned to surf at the pier or grew up in the south Orange County water. The break and the pier are the images most carry. A Medium or Large carries well.

The piece reads well in Coastal Modern, California Casual, and warm Mid-Century rooms, where the Pacific blues and warm sand tones settle against bleached oak, rattan, and brushed brass.

Yes. Surf-pier imagery has moved back into the Coastal Modern conversation alongside the broader return of seventies California references, particularly in spaces using oak, terracotta, and washed linen.

A single Large suits most consoles. Above a full-length sofa, a 4-tile or 9-tile Mural in the Glossy finish gives the pier horizontal room and reads from across the room.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist moisture and scratching and are appropriate for vertical installation behind a vanity, range, or backsplash run.

A microfibre cloth and clean water. No abrasives, no ammonia, no citrus cleaners. The colour lives in the surface beneath the finish and will not lift with normal household care.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated by Reid Wender and produced in our single Knoxville studio. We do not license images and do not reproduce work from outside the studio.

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