Bellerby & Co. Globemakers - Beautiful Handmade Globes; combining traditional techniques with pioneering design
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In the modern age, with the advent of
GPS in addition to the abundance of mass-produced globes and maps, the
art of globe-making has seemingly long disappeared. Only two workshops
in the world still make modern handcrafted globes; one of them is us….. Bellerby & Co. Globemakers, a studio based in London, England.
Our studio began in 2008 when Peter
Bellerby struggled to find a quality globe for his father’s 80th
birthday present. Faced with a choice between cheaply made modern globes
or fragile, expensive antique reproductions, Peter decided to try and
make his own. The process turned out to be more complicated and costly
then he imagined. After two years of trying to create the perfect globe,
Peter turned this newfound passion into an artisan business.
We now have a small team of dedicated
Globemakers constructing high-quality, handmade, terrestrial and
celestial globes. With bespoke cartography, each globe is made to order
and essentially one-of-a-kind. From the various bases, to the painting,
to the mapmaking, each piece is expertly crafted in-house using both
traditional and modern techniques. We ship worldwide and undertake
bespoke commissions of all sorts. (h/t: boredpanda)
