Wender·Vista
One World Trade Center
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
lower Manhattan, on the northwest corner of the memorial

One World Trade Center

— — the line the skyline holds again.

— 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

“One World Trade Center rises from the northwest corner of the sixteen-acre memorial site, on the Hudson side of lower Manhattan. The tower's height to the tip, 1,776 feet, is a deliberate number. The glass facade carries different blues hour by hour; in the late afternoon the river light comes off the building at an angle the older towers never had. The pools are silent below.

from the studio
One World Trade Center
— bring it home

One World Trade Center, 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 One World Trade Center

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

One World Trade Center stands at the northwest corner of the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, between West Street and the Hudson River. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, it was completed in 2014. The roof reaches 1,368 feet, matching the original North Tower; the spire brings the total height to 1,776 feet, a reference to the year of American independence. It is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere by tip-to-base measurement.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the stone

The tower stands on a 200-foot reinforced-concrete base clad in prismatic glass panels that catch and break light along the lower facade. The concrete core, two feet thick at the base, is the structural spine and houses the elevators and stairs. Above the base, the building is wrapped in a curtain wall of low-iron glass that turns the faces slightly with each floor, giving the tower its tapered, twisting silhouette when read from the harbour or from across the river in Jersey City.

— informed by SOM project page
— the visit

The site is open to the public daily. The 9/11 Memorial pools occupy the footprints of the original North and South Towers, with the names of 2,977 victims inscribed in bronze around the edges. The 9/11 Memorial Museum opened in 2014. The One World Observatory occupies the 100th through 102nd floors, reached in a 47-second elevator ride that shows the New York skyline growing from 1500 to today on the cab walls. Entry is timed and ticketed.

— informed by 9/11 Memorial
— where
United States · Manhattan, New York City
— position
40.7127° N · 74.0134° 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.
at the lake
9/11 Memorial pools
memorial
at the lake
Oculus Transit Hub
transit station
1 km S
Battery Park
harbor park
2 km E
Brooklyn Bridge
suspension bridge
N
One World Trade Center
9/11 Memorial pools
Oculus Transit Hub
Battery Park
Brooklyn Bridge
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about One World Trade Center — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The roof sits at 1,368 feet, matching the original North Tower; the spire reaches 1,776 feet. By tip measurement it is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

The tower was topped out in May 2013 and the first office tenants moved in on 3 November 2014. The One World Observatory opened to the public on 29 May 2015.

David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill led the design, replacing an earlier Daniel Libeskind master-plan scheme. Engineering was by WSP Cantor Seinuk; the spire was added in 2013.

The height to the tip is a direct reference to 1776, the year of the United States Declaration of Independence. The figure is measured from the lobby plaza to the top of the spire.

The 9/11 Memorial, with two square reflecting pools set into the footprints of the original twin towers, surrounded by 400 swamp white oaks. The 9/11 Memorial Museum sits between the pools and opened in May 2014.

The One World Observatory occupies the 100th to 102nd floors, with timed-entry tickets. Elevators rise in about forty-seven seconds, the cab walls showing a time-lapse of the New York skyline from 1500 to the present.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well to anyone who watched the skyline rebuild from across the river or from a downtown office. A Medium or Large suits the home; a Keepsake or Coaster Set for a colleague or a friend.

The blue-glass and silver-grey palette sits in Modern, Minimalist, and contemporary Manhattan-style rooms. The strong vertical composition reads especially well in a narrow hallway, a stairwell, or between two windows.

Yes. The piece carries a single architectural line with restrained colour, the qualities current Minimalist and Japandi rooms favour. A Large or single-tile installation works without crowding the wall.

A Large reads above a console or smaller sofa. For a standard three-seat sofa, a 4-tile Mural sits in proportion; a 9-tile Mural is for tall walls and feature installations.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate steam and splashes. Glossy is for dry walls only. The colour lives in the surface and will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in one Knoxville studio with no outside licensing. Reid Wender chooses each place and finishes each tile before it ships.

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