Through these last winter months, Spitalfields artist Robson Cezar has been collecting wooden fruit crates in Whitechapel Market on the way to his studio in Bow again, and making them into a new series of intricately crafted little wooden houses.

Each one is a day’s work for Robson and many are recognisable as inspired by buildings around the East End – including houses, signal boxes and a chapel. Photographer Sarah Ainslie visited him in his studio this week to document his creations. Every one is different and each comes with an LED light and battery.

The houses are £85 each plus £3.50 postage & packing. We are selling them on a first-come-first-served basis, so if you would like one please email [email protected] giving your first, second and third choice, and we will supply payment details. We can only post these within the United Kingdom.

These houses are sculptures not toys and we do not recommend them for children under the age of twelve.

“During the first lockdown I walked the empty streets and reflected on the importance of having a safe and comfortable living space, especially during a time of crisis. I was inspired to create small wooden house sculptures using fruit and vegetable crates. My experience growing up in a tiny wooden house without any comfort in a favela in Brazil influences my work. To find scrap wood, I go to Whitechapel Market, which I pass every day on my way to my studio in Bow.”

Robson Cezar

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

Photographs copyright © Sarah Ainslie

You may also like to read about

Robson Cezar’s Wooden Houses from Whitechapel

Robson Cezar’s Whitechapel Houses, 2022

Robson Cezar, King of the Bottletops