Wender·Vista
Times Square
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in midtown Manhattan, where Broadway crosses Seventh Avenue

Times Square

— — the city's living room, lit by its own signs.

— 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

“Broadway meets Seventh Avenue at a five-block wedge the New York Times named for itself in 1904. The signs came shortly after and never left. About 330,000 people cross it on an average day, more than half of them on foot. The theatres begin a block in any direction, the TKTS booth opens on red glass at the north end, and the ball drops once a year.

from the studio
Times Square
— bring it home

Times Square, 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 Times Square

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

Times Square is the five-block wedge in midtown Manhattan where Broadway crosses Seventh Avenue between 42nd and 47th Streets. The intersection took its current name in April 1904, when the New York Times moved into the newly built One Times Square at the south end. Roughly 50 million visitors pass through each year, and an average weekday brings about 330,000 pedestrians. The square sits at the geographic and commercial centre of the Theater District, with more than 40 Broadway houses within a five-minute walk.

— the light

The square is one of the few places on earth where zoning requires bright signage. New York City's special midtown ordinance, in force since 1987, mandates a minimum amount of illuminated display area on Times Square frontages. The result is the wall of LED that gives the corner its weather. The largest single display, on One Times Square, runs about 350 feet of vertical screen. Even on a quiet Tuesday at three in the morning, the light from the signs is bright enough to read by on the sidewalk below.

— the year

The New Year's Eve ball has dropped from a flagpole atop One Times Square every December 31 since 1907, with two wartime pauses in 1942 and 1943. The current ball is a 12-foot geodesic sphere covered in 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles and lit by LEDs. About a million people gather in the streets below; another billion or so watch the descent on television. The ball lowers 141 feet in 60 seconds, landing at midnight Eastern Time.

— where
United States · Manhattan, New York City
— elevation
12 m · 39 ft
— position
40.7580° N · 73.9855° 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.
0.5 km E
Bryant Park
park
1 km NE
Rockefeller Center
complex
1 km S
Empire State Building
tower
1.5 km N
Central Park
park
N
Times Square
Bryant Park
Rockefeller Center
Empire State Building
Central Park
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Times Square is the five-block intersection in midtown Manhattan where Broadway crosses Seventh Avenue between 42nd and 47th Streets, at the southern edge of the Theater District.

The intersection was renamed in April 1904 after the New York Times moved its headquarters into the newly built One Times Square at the south end. Before then it was called Longacre Square.

The first ball lowered from One Times Square on December 31, 1907. The tradition has continued every year since, with the exception of 1942 and 1943, when wartime blackout rules suspended the lighting.

About 50 million visitors pass through annually, and the square handles roughly 330,000 pedestrians on an average weekday, making it one of the most heavily trafficked corners in the world.

A New York City zoning ordinance in force since 1987 requires a minimum amount of illuminated display area on Times Square building frontages. The rule preserves the corner's signature brightness by law.

TKTS sells same-day discount tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows from a red glass staircase at the north end of the square. It is run by the nonprofit Theatre Development Fund and opens daily in the afternoon.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for transplants, theatre lovers, and anyone who has worked in midtown. The piece reads as both a city image and a personal one. A Medium or Large with a note from the studio is the common gift size.

The Voynich treatment of neon, glass, and night light suits modern-loft, art-deco-revival, and jewel-tone maximalist interiors. The piece also works well in a dark library or on a black-painted gallery wall.

The piece fits the moody-modern and dopamine-décor directions that have stayed strong through 2026. Saturated colour against dark walls is the look it was built for.

A single Large suits a console up to about 60 inches wide. Above a standard sofa, a 4-tile Mural carries the wall; for a wide sectional or a stair landing, a 9-tile Mural.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for a vertical installation near steam or splash. The colour lives in the ceramic and will not lift with regular cleaning.

Microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasive pads. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and sits beneath a thin protective layer.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in the studio's own visual language and is not licensed from any third party. Reid Wender curates each place that enters the atlas.

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