Wender·Vista
Amagansett village
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
near the eastern tip of Long Island

Amagansett village

— a Main Street that still smells like the Atlantic.

— 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 hamlet in the Town of East Hampton, four miles east of the village and roughly ninety miles from Manhattan. Founded in 1680, named from a Montaukett word usually translated as 'place of good water.' The little Main Street still holds the LIRR station, a few cedar-shingled storefronts, and the Atlantic three blocks south, where the ocean light comes up over the dunes by seven on a June morning. from the studio

from the studio
Amagansett village
— bring it home

Amagansett village, 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 Amagansett village

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

Amagansett is a hamlet within the Town of East Hampton, on the South Fork of Long Island in Suffolk County. It was settled in 1680 by farmers from East Hampton village and takes its name from a Montaukett phrase often translated as 'place of good water.' The 2020 census put the year-round population at about 1,200, swelling many times that in summer. The Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch still stops at the small wood-shingled station on Main Street.

— the water

The hamlet sits between the Atlantic Ocean to the south and Gardiners Bay to the north, with Napeague Bay narrowing the island just east of town. Amagansett's ocean beach is one of the wider stretches on the South Fork; the sandbar runs roughly three hundred yards out before the second break. A small commercial fishing presence remains at the Coast Guard station, where the Lester family worked the last haul-seine crew on Long Island into the early 2000s.

— the visit

The hamlet runs along Main Street (Montauk Highway here) between East Hampton village four miles west and Napeague three miles east. The LIRR station handles a dozen weekend trains in season and a quieter schedule the rest of the year. Public beach access at Indian Wells and Atlantic Avenue requires a town parking permit between Memorial Day and mid-September; off-season parking is free. The Stephen Talkhouse, the small live-music room on Main Street, has been in continuous operation since 1970.

— informed by Stephen Talkhouse
— where
United States · Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York
— elevation
5 m · 16 ft
— position
40.9742° N · 72.1419° 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 W
East Hampton village
village
14 km E
Montauk
hamlet
5 km E
Napeague State Park
state park
14 km NW
Sag Harbor
village
3 km N
Gardiners Bay
bay
N
Amagansett village
East Hampton village
Montauk
Napeague State Park
Sag Harbor
Gardiners Bay
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Amagansett is a hamlet on the South Fork of Long Island, within the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York. It sits about ninety miles east of Manhattan and four miles east of East Hampton village.

The name comes from a Montaukett phrase usually translated as 'place of good water,' likely referring to the freshwater ponds and springs the original settlers found near the present hamlet in 1680.

Amagansett was settled in 1680 by farmers from East Hampton looking for new ground. Several of the earliest houses still stand near Main Street, including Miss Amelia's Cottage, kept by the Amagansett Historical Association.

The Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch stops at the Amagansett station on Main Street. By road it is Montauk Highway, roughly two and a half hours from midtown Manhattan in light traffic and considerably more on a summer Friday.

Quiet. The year-round population is around 1,200. The post office, a handful of restaurants, and the Stephen Talkhouse stay open; the beach lots are empty and the parking permits are not enforced until Memorial Day.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Amagansett's regulars tend to be quietly attached to it rather than loud about it, and a Medium or Large hung in an entryway or kitchen reads as recognition rather than announcement.

The sand, dune-grass, and Atlantic-grey palette suits Coastal-modern, Hamptons-traditional, and quieter Scandinavian-coastal rooms. It sits well against shiplap, lime-washed plaster, or natural linen.

A single Large reads above a console up to six feet. Over a sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the horizon line; a nine-tile Mural fills a great-room wall above a sectional.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and unaffected by humidity, so a Small or Medium tile sits well in a powder room, beside a range, or in a shower niche.

A microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so daily cleaning will not lift or fade it.

Yes. Every piece is painted in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language by Reid Wender, then slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure.

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