Wender·Vista
Miami
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
on the southeast coast of Florida, at the edge of Biscayne Bay

Miami

— — the colour that comes out only after the rain at five.

— 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

“A coastal city on Biscayne Bay, incorporated in 1896 and now home to more than 450,000 in the city proper and six million across the metropolitan area. The water reads turquoise where the limestone shelf shallows out past Key Biscayne. Pastel facades line Ocean Drive in South Beach. Cuban coffee at the ventanitas on Calle Ocho. The light at six is gold and sideways.

from the studio
Miami
— bring it home

Miami, 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 Miami

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

Miami sits on the southeast coast of Florida, between the Everglades to the west and the Atlantic to the east. The city was incorporated in 1896 on land assembled by Julia Tuttle, the only major US city founded by a woman. Population is about 455,000 in the city itself and 6.1 million across the Miami metropolitan area. Average elevation is around 2 metres. Miami International Airport is the principal gateway, with cruise terminals at PortMiami. The metropolitan area includes Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Coconut Grove.

— the light

The Miami palette comes from the water and the sky. Biscayne Bay reads turquoise to pale jade where sunlight strikes the limestone shallows. The Art Deco district in South Beach holds about 800 preserved buildings from the 1920s and 1930s, many painted in the now-trademark pastel scheme assembled by designer Leonard Horowitz in the 1980s. Afternoon thunderstorms, common from June through September, leave behind an hour of saturated golden light just before sunset around 8 PM in summer. Photographers call it the rain-clean hour.

— the visit

Most visitors split time between Miami Beach (South Beach, Ocean Drive, and the Art Deco District) and the city across the bay (Wynwood Walls for street art, Little Havana for Cuban coffee on Calle Ocho, the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Coconut Grove). Wynwood holds dozens of large-format murals updated each December around Art Basel. Hurricane season runs June through November, and January through April brings warm dry days. Public transit is limited, and most visitors rely on rideshare or a rental car.

— where
United States · Miami-Dade County, Florida
— elevation
2 m · 6 ft
— position
25.7617° N · 80.1918° 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.
50 km W
Everglades National Park
subtropical wetland national park
11 km SE
Key Biscayne
barrier-island beach
45 km N
Fort Lauderdale
coastal canal city
100 km S
Key Largo
first of the Florida Keys
8 km SW
Coral Gables
Mediterranean-revival district
N
Miami
Everglades National Park
Key Biscayne
Fort Lauderdale
Key Largo
Coral Gables
— common questions

What people ask.

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

January through April brings the most reliable warm dry weather. Hurricane season runs June through November, with peak storm risk in August and September. Late autumn balances good weather with smaller crowds.

About twenty blocks of South Beach holding some 800 buildings from the 1920s and 1930s. The pastel scheme arrived in the 1980s through designer Leonard Horowitz and the Miami Design Preservation League.

The Cuban-American neighbourhood west of downtown, centred on Calle Ocho. Walk-up coffee windows, the Domino Park gathering of older players, the Tower Theater, and the Viernes Culturales street festival on the last Friday each month.

No, but the city sits at the eastern edge of the Everglades. The national park boundary lies about 50 kilometres west of downtown. The Tamiami Trail and US 41 cross the wetlands toward Naples.

English and Spanish run side by side across most of the metro. More than two-thirds of Miami-Dade residents speak Spanish at home, with sizable Haitian Creole and Portuguese communities as well.

Miami was incorporated as a city on 28 July 1896. The land was assembled and promoted by Julia Tuttle, who persuaded Henry Flagler to extend his Florida East Coast Railway to the Miami River.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The bay and pastel light are the city's signature. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note from the studio works for a transplant who still calls Miami home or a long-time resident missing the water.

The turquoise and pastel palette suits coastal-modern, tropical-modern, and jewel-tone interiors. It also reads well against soft white walls with rattan, linen, and pale wood, or as a single colour anchor in a darker room.

Coastal-modern and biophilic styling have held a steady place in 2025-2026 interiors. The Miami palette gives the tropical direction without leaning into beach-shack clichés, which keeps it usable across most of the country.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural reads at the right scale. A 9-tile Mural suits longer walls. Above a console, a Medium centred or two Smalls paired works well.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for those rooms. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splashes, and the colour stays infused in the ceramic rather than sitting on top.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough. For a kitchen tile that has caught grease, a drop of mild dish soap works. Avoid abrasive scrubbers and solvent cleaners.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work by Reid Wender, hand-finished in the Knoxville studio. Nothing is licensed in or resold, and the atlas of places is the studio's own.

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