Robson Cezar’s Affordable Solar-Powered Houses
Each year at this time, we feature Spitalfields artist Robson Cezar‘s houses made from boxes collected for him by the stallholders at Whitechapel Market.
This year, Robson has made affordable houses at £45 each and every one is fitted with a solar panel. If you leave it on a window sill, it will charge in daylight, light up automatically at dusk and the light will go off at dawn. And they will do this more or less indefinitely.
Robson has enjoyed employing the colours, printed lettering and images of fruit and vegetables on the boxes, and made windows from coloured mushroom crates. Each house is a day’s work and he has been working for months to create this spectacular new collection. Contributing Photographer Sarah Ainslie visited Robson’s studio in Bow to photograph the houses and take his portrait.
We are selling them on a first-come-first-served basis, so if you would like one please email spitalfieldslife@gmail.com giving your first, second and third choice, and we will supply payment details.
These houses are sculptures not toys and we do not recommend them for children under the age of twelve.
Robson in his studio
RED: From left to right – top row A B C D, middle row E F G H, front row I J K.
GREEN: From left to right – top row A B C D, middle row E F G, front row H I.
WHITE: From left to right – top row A B C D, middle row E F G, front row H I.
BLUE: From left to right – top row A B C D, middle row E F G, front row H I.
YELLOW: From left to right – top row A B C, middle row D E F, front row G.
Casting a shadow causes the houses to light up
Photographs copyright © Sarah Ainslie
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Brilliant. (literally !!???) There is something so captivating about small houses. They have such enduring charm. These examples are a glorious mix of repurposing, glimpses of fabulous type and color, and functional design. How on earth could one decide? They are ALL amazing. I love imagining each house, ending up in someone’s home, radiating the spirit of the maker.
Thanks for shining a light, GA. And Mr. Cezar.
I love how they look like a cosy little village when they are grouped together. They really are both cheerful and beautiful.