Based in London, the company creates a variety of bespoke orbs to suit any space.
The Bellerby & Co. artisans spend months, if not years, training as globemakers.
They use a combination of traditional and modern techniques to craft the instruments.
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It all begins with a perfect sphere, which itself is difficult to achieve.
Once the map is ready, its printed and cut into shapes calledgoresand is painted by hand with watercolor.
The artisans then apply those strips to the globe.
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The globe is then placed on a base and finished according to the customer’s preference.
The variety of sizes represents the demand for globes that still exists today.
A woman recently commissioned a globe in memory of her daughter who passed away, Fenster shares.
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Unfortunately, the daughter didnt survive.
After her death, her mom began to write a memoir that was bought by a major literary agency.
When she signed the contract she decided to honor the moment and remembered the globe, Fenster continues.
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There were so many touching things on the globe.
I cried a few times during the process of working with her myself!
She and her daughter were really inspiring and I was so touched to be part of the process.
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Bellerby & Co. Globemakers is one of the very few workshops in the world still handcrafting globes.
Based in London, the company creates a variety of bespoke orbs to suit any space.
The Bellerby & Co. artisans spend months, if not years, training as globemakers.
Photo: Euan Myles
Photo: Euan Myles
Photo: Euan Myles
Photo: Euan Myles
Photo: Euan Myles
Photo: Euan Myles
Photo: Euan Myles
Photo: Euan Myles
Photo: Euan Myles
