One of the last traditional globe makers - who sells orbs for more than $78,000 - reveals how one was destroyed by US customs after being suspected of hiding contraband and how a customer of Miami had to GRILL a 50-inch globe in his apartment.
Peter Bellerby launched his globe business in London in 2008 and now employs 26 people. He started making globes after realizing there was a gap in the market, but it was difficult at first. However, after marketing the globes via Instagram, Bellerby & Co quickly flooded with orders
AdvertisementDo you remember the first globe you laid eyes on?
< p class=" mol-para-with-font">It's the first question that globemaker Peter Bellerby throws during a talk at the Explorers Club of New York and the question certainly evokes emotion and many people in the public remember it.The 58-year-old is now one of the world's last traditional globe makers and his London business was born out of his frustration at not power to find an 80th birthday present for his father in 2008.
He tried to find a globe as a present but there was nothing decent to offer and the ancient orbs he discovered were being sold at auction for exorbitant sums. Bellerby quickly spotted a gap in the market and set to work learning everything he could about the archaic craft of globe making.
In just over a decade, he has grown from a one-man band to a team of 26 and his stunning hand-painted orbs. hand sell more expensively. over $78,000 in their largest format with a waiting list currently up to 14 months.
Do you remember the first globe you laid eyes on?
< p class=" mol-para-with-font">It's the first question that globemaker Peter Bellerby throws during a talk at the Explorers Club of New York and the question certainly evokes emotion and many people in the public remember it.The 58-year-old is now one of the world's last traditional globe makers and his London business was born out of his frustration at not power to find an 80th birthday present for his father in 2008.
He tried to find a globe as a present but there was nothing decent to offer and the ancient orbs he discovered were being sold at auction for exorbitant sums. Bellerby quickly spotted a gap in the market and set to work learning everything he could about the archaic craft of globe making.
In just over a decade, he has grown from a one-man band to a team of 26 and his stunning hand-painted orbs. hand sell more expensively. over $78,000 in their largest format with a waiting list currently up to 14 months.
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