Aliz Buzás has long been known for her illustrations of Budapest, creating images for the Museum of Transport and the notebooks of Bomo Art. In her spare time, she is now making posters for her favourite cafés and restaurants to support their survival with the proceeds.
Helping Budapest's cafés
“I thought a lot about how I could help the places we love. I’m an
illustrator, so it was clear that's how I could best support them.
I reckoned that people might be happy if they could put up a
poster of their favourite place at home, and in the meantime, they could also
support these cafés and restaurants. I wanted to capture
the essence and memory of these places in the drawings,” says Aliz.
For the time being, posters have been made for the Kelet Café, Majorka, Tranzit and Jedermann, the only one currently selling the works on-site, but negotiations are underway with the other places as well.
Aliz creates these posters In her spare time, so she has no fixed idea how many places she will be illustrating, but the series is due to continue.
Pandemic support in Budapest
"I want to help as many places as possible, because my own particular job hasn’t changed. I know I’m lucky and it’s much harder for them now."
At Jedermann, you can buy the A3 poster for 8,000 forints or a postcard for 500. The place is currently open 11am-4pm. The Kelet Café is currently offering takeaway coffee and hot chocolate, Majorka delivers burgers and sandwiches while on Mondays and Wednesdays, the Tranzit Art Café collects children’s toys, clothes, food and vitamins to be delivered to the impoverished villages of Heves County.
