Wender·Vista
Indianapolis
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
on the White River, at the centre of Indiana

Indianapolis

— — a wide quiet city built on a circle.

— 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

“Indiana's capital, laid out in 1821 around a central circle and a grid that still holds. The White River runs north to south through downtown, and a restored canal cuts a long pedestrian line through the city centre. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument rises 284 feet above Monument Circle, the older heart of town, while the Speedway out on the west side keeps the city's other clock.

from the studio
Indianapolis
— bring it home

Indianapolis, 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 Indianapolis

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

Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and the largest city in the state, sitting near the geographic centre of Indiana on the West Fork of the White River. Surveyor Alexander Ralston laid out the original plan in 1821, a one-mile grid around a central circle modelled on Pierre L'Enfant's Washington, and that circle still anchors downtown. The city covers roughly 950 square kilometres, much of it consolidated with Marion County under the 1970 Unigov reform, and sits at an elevation of about 220 metres on the Tipton Till Plain.

— informed by Wikipedia: Indianapolis
— the year

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, completed in 1909, has run the Indianapolis 500 every Memorial Day weekend since 1911 except during the two world wars. The 2.5-mile rectangular oval seats around 250,000 in fixed grandstands, the highest capacity of any sports venue in the world, and the race draws roughly 300,000 spectators each year. The Brickyard nickname comes from the original 3.2 million paving bricks; one strip of the original brick still crosses the start-finish line. The month of May organises the city's year more than any other event.

— the visit

Newfields, the museum campus on the city's north side, holds the Indianapolis Museum of Art collection of more than 54,000 works across 152 acres of galleries and gardens, including the historic Lilly House and the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park along the White River. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is the largest of its kind in the world. Downtown, the Canal Walk runs three miles past the State Museum, the Eiteljorg, and the NCAA Hall of Champions, and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument observation deck climbs 330 steps.

— where
United States · Indianapolis, Indiana
— elevation
220 m · 722 ft
— position
39.7684° N · 86.1581° 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.
1 km N
Monument Circle
civic plaza
2 km NE
Mass Ave
arts district
1 km W
Canal Walk
pedestrian canal
9 km NW
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
race track
8 km N
Newfields
museum campus
N
Indianapolis
Monument Circle
Mass Ave
Canal Walk
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Newfields
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The state legislature picked the site in 1820 and surveyor Alexander Ralston laid out the city in 1821, a one-mile grid around a central circle modelled on the L'Enfant plan for Washington.

The original civic centre of the city, with the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument rising 284 feet above the circle. It opened in 1902 and remains the tallest landmark downtown.

A 2.5-mile rectangular oval seating around 250,000 in fixed grandstands, the highest capacity of any sports venue in the world. The Indy 500 has run there every Memorial Day weekend since 1911.

The museum campus on the city's north side, holding the Indianapolis Museum of Art's collection of more than 54,000 works across 152 acres of galleries, the Lilly House, and a sculpture park along the White River.

It is the state motto, earned by the convergence of major federal highways through downtown. At one time more interstate highways met in Indianapolis than in any other city.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Locals tend to claim the Circle, the Speedway, or the White River valley as their image of the city, and the tile carries the centre-of-town reading without needing a caption.

The warm neutrals and muted greens sit well with Midwestern modern, classic American, and warm transitional interiors. The palette is quiet enough to anchor a study or a long hallway.

Yes. Transitional rooms favour soft saturated colour, natural wood, and one quiet anchor piece. The Indianapolis palette reads directly into that vocabulary and pairs cleanly with walnut and brass.

A single Large reads from across the room above a console. Above a full sofa, a four-tile Mural or nine-tile Mural carries the wall. Smaller pieces work at eye level.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and stable in humidity and steam. The Glossy finish is kept for framed wall pieces only.

Wipe with a soft microfibre cloth, lightly damped with water. Skip household cleaners and abrasive pads. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, not on top of it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, made under Reid Wender's eye, with no outside licensing. Each tile is hand-finished in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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