The Art of Handmade Globes

When Peter Bellerby couldn’t find the perfect handmade globe for his father’s 80th birthday, he took matters into his own hands. He spent the next few years learning and perfecting the lost art of globemaking, which turned out to be a difficult, detailed process. Today, he runs Bellerby & Co Globemakers out of a small London studio with a team of 15 skilled craftsmen who create every masterpiece by hand.
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  • @cam9028
    @cam90286 жыл бұрын

    why are they all so talented and attractive jfc

  • @partyinthecloudkingdom

    @partyinthecloudkingdom

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cam they're talented because of practice, and attractive because of genetics ✌️

  • @alf3488

    @alf3488

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cam map making orgy.

  • @milad8255

    @milad8255

    6 жыл бұрын

    Because they are art too

  • @moondaughter8359

    @moondaughter8359

    6 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to England.

  • @thetechoasis2179

    @thetechoasis2179

    5 жыл бұрын

    English people are often portrayed by Americans as being Ugly, this dates back all the way to anti British sentiment because of the Revolutionary war etc, in reality they are just as good looking as every other Anglosphere country, mainly because many immigrants from the UK colonised 1/3 of the earth, im American but i find English woman to be some of the most beautiful, of course opinions are subjective

  • @Angelica-hw6kz
    @Angelica-hw6kz7 жыл бұрын

    Was this directed by Wes Anderson or something haha

  • @elmersglue6311

    @elmersglue6311

    6 жыл бұрын

    Angelica Scardino k

  • @sushiberman1038

    @sushiberman1038

    6 жыл бұрын

    I came down to the comment section hoping to find that very thought!

  • @delusionalcelery8275

    @delusionalcelery8275

    6 жыл бұрын

    *666* likes

  • @user-zx4om9jj9l

    @user-zx4om9jj9l

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes when they knocked on the door like that and everyone turned while working and resumed I was like...Wes Anderson wya

  • @spasticpug5209

    @spasticpug5209

    4 жыл бұрын

    My exact thoughts#

  • @ThePaul854
    @ThePaul8547 жыл бұрын

    I freaking love this channel. Please do not change your art-form. This is gold.

  • @gpaderx6105

    @gpaderx6105

    3 жыл бұрын

    so sad, the channel went to its end.

  • @yabode6633

    @yabode6633

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gpaderx6105 😢

  • @secretscarlet8249
    @secretscarlet82496 жыл бұрын

    Wonder if they make custom globes, like globes of a fictional planet? :D

  • @griffinmackenzie

    @griffinmackenzie

    6 жыл бұрын

    Secret Scarlet no

  • @secretscarlet8249

    @secretscarlet8249

    6 жыл бұрын

    Griffin Mackenzie that's a bit sad, and a bit... boring. I don't want to sound like I'm undermining their work, but there's so much potential and fun that could be had if they try new stuff. They're undoubtedly skilled and well-versed on our world's geography after drawing it for years, but what if they stretch their borders? Like drawing Middle-Earth, Tatooine, or the plain Moon? Sounds challenging, but refreshing.

  • @Block1618

    @Block1618

    6 жыл бұрын

    They probably would if you asked and supplied the maps or paid for them to source them, would cost extra though I imagine.

  • @Globemakers

    @Globemakers

    6 жыл бұрын

    You order it & we can make it ;)

  • @Globemakers

    @Globemakers

    6 жыл бұрын

    We have two full time cartographers and can make anything you dream up!

  • @namewithay
    @namewithay6 жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid, I would spin the globe and wherever my finger landed, that's where I would live.

  • @hodannn

    @hodannn

    6 жыл бұрын

    namewithay hahaha I done that too 😂😂 still living in the country I was born though...

  • @annaorlovtsev4989

    @annaorlovtsev4989

    6 жыл бұрын

    namewithay haha i did that. i would also do that when my parents would ask where we should go on holiday.

  • @fatherofdragons5477

    @fatherofdragons5477

    6 жыл бұрын

    I want a globe that spins every way in a random pattern so the finger isn't on the same latitude.

  • @BangMaster96

    @BangMaster96

    6 жыл бұрын

    +namewithay well what if your finger lands in the middle of the pacific ocean

  • @thewisepenguin9497

    @thewisepenguin9497

    6 жыл бұрын

    I did that once. I'm fending off sharks everday now.

  • @G36Jeff
    @G36Jeff7 жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Don't stop. Somehow KEEP IT GOING.

  • @cesaraugustoojeda2336
    @cesaraugustoojeda23367 жыл бұрын

    Can I work there? I love maps, you've no idea.

  • @hiffahyphae6707

    @hiffahyphae6707

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LK-fq8qq ...

  • @antoniobautista5239
    @antoniobautista52396 жыл бұрын

    “The world is in their hands” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 good job

  • @dreamnerd
    @dreamnerd6 жыл бұрын

    I wanted this to be an hour long documentary. It is so fascinating.

  • @Globemakers

    @Globemakers

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are a few more on our channel! No one has hit an hour yet but some go in more detail

  • @mutia23mp
    @mutia23mp7 жыл бұрын

    that wes anderson feels tho HAHAHA

  • @beeabeille2169

    @beeabeille2169

    6 жыл бұрын

    mutia23mp exactly what i thought!!

  • @Luischocolatier

    @Luischocolatier

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was just gonna say that!!!!!

  • @Globemakers

    @Globemakers

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that's what they were going for, came out well i think!

  • @MrCornWolf

    @MrCornWolf

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was going to comment the same thing lol

  • @sushmitsinha2955
    @sushmitsinha29557 жыл бұрын

    just splendid.

  • @diorynovis
    @diorynovis5 жыл бұрын

    They are all good at acting too!

  • @jennifer9084
    @jennifer90846 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful craftsmanship!!!

  • @Globemakers

    @Globemakers

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @aliwahab1255

    @aliwahab1255

    6 жыл бұрын

    And not to mention handsome craftsman

  • @otakuanimeworld8228
    @otakuanimeworld82286 жыл бұрын

    I love handmade everything. It makes it more interesting and more valuable in my opinion. Great, great, great job!

  • @undomiel972
    @undomiel9726 жыл бұрын

    I love it!!! I love everything traditional in this world that strives for modernization. To the people behind this, keep the passion burning! 😊😊

  • @smallgiant608
    @smallgiant6086 жыл бұрын

    That’s some nice looking globes. So talented

  • @GreenthumbsGarden
    @GreenthumbsGarden3 жыл бұрын

    that globe at the end.... stunning! wonderful craftsmanship

  • @zeezas1241
    @zeezas12416 жыл бұрын

    Wow okay, I am so glad I clicked on this. The editing and directing was so simple and fun. I loved this!!

  • @ignatiuskung600
    @ignatiuskung6003 жыл бұрын

    joy watching this. glad to see people still stick on to real craftsmanship.

  • @veritas88n4
    @veritas88n46 жыл бұрын

    I love the cinematography on this

  • @zainabe9503
    @zainabe95036 жыл бұрын

    It makes us imagine things indeed. That's where inspiration comes from. It fuels our imaginations, curiosity, and appreciation for the greater things in life. I remember my globe as a child was a mere spherical "tin-can" about 7 cm in diameter, and I was very fond of that blue little thing.

  • @abhigyanhazarika4219
    @abhigyanhazarika42193 жыл бұрын

    "an overly simplified explanation of an exceedingly arduous process" is such a British way of saying- It isn't as easy as it looks.

  • @annaorlovtsev3167
    @annaorlovtsev31676 жыл бұрын

    These are so aesthetically pleasing.

  • @Danilloforti
    @Danilloforti6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the wonderful FLAT model drawing at the end.... means a lot to me...

  • @thomasodonnell9221
    @thomasodonnell92213 жыл бұрын

    So very besutiful! When I was a volunteer as a " grandpa" at the library, loved to show the little kids places they lived and places they had seen and visited on the globe. If finances allowed, would love a large, hand crafted globe on my lecturn, centered between my bookcases.

  • @aubreeaidyn1691
    @aubreeaidyn16916 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is what I call amazing things I wish I could get one of these handmade globes ❤❤

  • @ameliayorkie9990
    @ameliayorkie99906 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Who knew that it took that long to make a globe!

  • @dewberry150
    @dewberry1506 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this

  • @TheSunsetsuicide
    @TheSunsetsuicide6 жыл бұрын

    YES! Great video, great craft! Absolutly awesome.

  • @kristoferwilson6593
    @kristoferwilson65936 жыл бұрын

    Something I never thought I needed in life..And now I want one

  • @mariageorgiadiaconu4007
    @mariageorgiadiaconu40076 жыл бұрын

    You could say that this job means the world to them

  • @BRIANCOTNOIR
    @BRIANCOTNOIR5 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! I always wondered how this was done

  • @bellarose1562
    @bellarose15626 жыл бұрын

    I like the owners style thanks for the inspiration.

  • @HARRYMALLARD
    @HARRYMALLARD6 жыл бұрын

    So honoured to know this family the amount of media now is phenomenal 😮

  • @Asrok00
    @Asrok006 жыл бұрын

    I teach in Korea and had to teach very young elementary students. I looked for a globe to show them where I had come from, and found only one globe in the entire school. I asked the kids what the largest country was. They all shouted "KOREA!" I then asked them to point it out on the globe and none of then could. The digital age is having an effect on the kids reality. They see stuff on a screen and cannot equate it to the real world.

  • @Zenocius

    @Zenocius

    6 жыл бұрын

    Allilang disgrace to asians

  • @Candyz112

    @Candyz112

    6 жыл бұрын

    Commander Gaztons theyre young..

  • @tashamoore6129

    @tashamoore6129

    6 жыл бұрын

    Commander Gaztons 😂😂😂😂

  • @Zenocius

    @Zenocius

    6 жыл бұрын

    Candy Zheng obviously speaking the largest country in the world is London

  • @tashamoore6129

    @tashamoore6129

    6 жыл бұрын

    Commander Gaztons Actually it's Ohio you uncultured swine

  • @LiteraryLady
    @LiteraryLady6 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing

  • @beibeimiao2327
    @beibeimiao23276 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful ...

  • @cavanshlr
    @cavanshlr6 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool

  • @primoxxl71
    @primoxxl71 Жыл бұрын

    I have to have a globe from them. Works of art.

  • @greenland5313
    @greenland53136 жыл бұрын

    I really want one of those. They are truely a piece of art

  • @Globemakers

    @Globemakers

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, glad you like what we are doing!

  • @kimberlychan5441
    @kimberlychan54416 жыл бұрын

    this is a haven to me world mapssss 💓

  • @_helmi
    @_helmi6 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow, cute Leo, the apprentice.

  • @danialholt4174
    @danialholt41747 жыл бұрын

    I'm hooked.

  • @TheMrlilcreepz
    @TheMrlilcreepz5 жыл бұрын

    if these videos were longer and showed more on the processes id watch it

  • @wanda-iq2pl
    @wanda-iq2pl6 жыл бұрын

    this is so beautiful 😍

  • @Globemakers

    @Globemakers

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kim :)

  • @lidialopezrocha6466
    @lidialopezrocha64666 жыл бұрын

    I need one!!

  • @donnawalker3910
    @donnawalker39106 жыл бұрын

    Wow!

  • @stacyturek
    @stacyturek5 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is out of this world 🌎

  • @Bruh-hq1hx

    @Bruh-hq1hx

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why is everything cool out of this world

  • @amindnile
    @amindnile6 жыл бұрын

    .....Gasp!.... 😮.... 💕....such incredible beauty..... I didn’t know existed..... Just .....Wow

  • @abbiegrier207
    @abbiegrier2073 жыл бұрын

    I want to know more of and from these people!!

  • @panchish
    @panchish5 жыл бұрын

    i want a full feature length doc

  • @josephwilson1296
    @josephwilson12967 жыл бұрын

    I went on their website the mine desk sized one was 2000 dollars!

  • @thetechoasis2179

    @thetechoasis2179

    5 жыл бұрын

    takes over a month for the mini desk globes to be made. £1200 isn't that much considering

  • @7ajhubbell
    @7ajhubbell6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @xilovemusicx11
    @xilovemusicx116 жыл бұрын

    ive played the bach flute sonata in eb major at the end ♡

  • @lorenacastle3540
    @lorenacastle35406 жыл бұрын

    Now i want one :0💕

  • @gpaderx6105
    @gpaderx61053 жыл бұрын

    I hope there will be a video about "The Art of making Great Big Story beautiful videos"

  • @dortesjs
    @dortesjs6 жыл бұрын

    waue totally talented

  • @junjungwapo66
    @junjungwapo667 жыл бұрын

    A little desk globe costs around 1000 euros, wow.

  • @znecrisz

    @znecrisz

    6 жыл бұрын

    because as we have seen they are handmade and it takes a month to create. not only that but i can assume that they are using high quality (expensive) materials and they are skilled craftsmen/women/people and probably get paid a higher wage than a McDonalds worker not to mention that they are based in London so they need to adjust for inflated rent and pay their workers a living wage for London, England. Not only are all of these expenses calculated toward the end price, but the bills that the company must pay to stay in business have a factor on the price as well. Not to mention that this is a business and they do need to make a profit. 1000 euros for handmade as opposed to 100 euros for a mass produced globe. Besides, the people who have an interest in bespoke globes are more likely to be able to afford a bespoke globe.

  • @OverlordShanbo

    @OverlordShanbo

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see exactly why it takes a month to make a globe though. These videos are great but I'd love a tiiiiny bit more depth to them.

  • @DA-bm2mj

    @DA-bm2mj

    6 жыл бұрын

    but they are not handmade! it's not hand-painted, they print it out! the spheres are apparently also pre-manufactured. sorry but it's a scam

  • @DangLe-ml1ph

    @DangLe-ml1ph

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dias Amreé did you not watch it it’s hand painted they actually show you a portion of them painting on it

  • @DangLe-ml1ph

    @DangLe-ml1ph

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dias Amreé and what do you think a cartographer does?

  • @faturrr7874
    @faturrr78746 жыл бұрын

    The Earth is not globe...... the earths is TRIANGLE

  • @jakeroberts6102

    @jakeroberts6102

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fatur FR a globe is not a shape you idiot the shape is a sphere

  • @NG-sz2xi

    @NG-sz2xi

    6 жыл бұрын

    A sphere is a shape

  • @annaorlovtsev4989

    @annaorlovtsev4989

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fatur FR ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED

  • @DY142

    @DY142

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's a velociraptor you dumbass

  • @pja5194

    @pja5194

    6 жыл бұрын

    earthchan is flat

  • @trainerfon
    @trainerfon3 жыл бұрын

    I love globes too, part of my childhood. Thanks to my father's one I was able to learn all 190 countries location and flags by heart at 5 years old 🌐

  • @uctranminh3953

    @uctranminh3953

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, asian guy

  • @user-xm6df2xf5o
    @user-xm6df2xf5o3 жыл бұрын

    I want one now

  • @john7as4
    @john7as46 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @KC-up7hf
    @KC-up7hf7 жыл бұрын

    I mean... I fucking love globes... but 1700$ is a bit much for 22cm.

  • @huxleyroyalalfred9683

    @huxleyroyalalfred9683

    7 жыл бұрын

    K California it is hard to make. the price is worth it

  • @Spaccaspecchi

    @Spaccaspecchi

    7 жыл бұрын

    K California Once you'll have booked me as a Gigolo, you'll think otherwise.

  • @kimyongin1987
    @kimyongin19876 жыл бұрын

    I really like how they made this video with Wes Anderson's style

  • @jayaychare7318
    @jayaychare73183 жыл бұрын

    Works of art. This pierce needs to be double the length.

  • @anthonydigaetano
    @anthonydigaetano6 жыл бұрын

    Bouverie road is in Hackney, as it clearly says on the street sign

  • @fruitoson4227
    @fruitoson42276 жыл бұрын

    This describes my entire personality

  • @nayabhamedi5617
    @nayabhamedi56176 жыл бұрын

    I love globe

  • @CountryballPhilAnimation
    @CountryballPhilAnimation2 жыл бұрын

    I will buy that

  • @andrihusainsudra
    @andrihusainsudra Жыл бұрын

    a good job for those who want to make their own genesis

  • @trevorpietruszka479
    @trevorpietruszka4796 жыл бұрын

    I WANT ONE NOW

  • @montymaddox815
    @montymaddox8156 жыл бұрын

    Idk why but for some reason i thought the apprentice at 1:06 was funny and adorable at the same time

  • @Globemakers

    @Globemakers

    6 жыл бұрын

    He is totally funny and adorable. And now way past being an apprentice & making globes for customers!

  • @ShozubonGG_2426
    @ShozubonGG_24266 жыл бұрын

    Imagine an anime about this. Main protag enters as an intern in this globe shop and discovers there’s a lot more in there than just globes

  • @deeelmore4560
    @deeelmore45606 жыл бұрын

    they got some globes to even try that

  • @seikreznik4555
    @seikreznik45556 жыл бұрын

    I love his jeans..what brand?

  • @redhead3843
    @redhead38436 жыл бұрын

    I need one

  • @jirayuchulacharit1298
    @jirayuchulacharit12986 жыл бұрын

    i like the presentation perspective lol hahaha funny

  • @xiang4485
    @xiang44856 жыл бұрын

    I see New Zealand!

  • @_tatm_3680
    @_tatm_36803 жыл бұрын

    THAT"S IT!!!!! I WANT ONE!!!!!!

  • @xochiltgonzalez-salinas1590
    @xochiltgonzalez-salinas15906 жыл бұрын

    ... I want one....

  • @fa-ls9jw
    @fa-ls9jw7 жыл бұрын

    this is my dream job

  • @bluelyful

    @bluelyful

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lets get connected to do the dream job !

  • @quinceyb921
    @quinceyb9214 жыл бұрын

    He was right. As a kid, globes make you thinks of places you've never been, and dream of going.

  • @xineeliew6398
    @xineeliew63986 жыл бұрын

    The apprentice is really cutee

  • @Danny_Does_Drawings
    @Danny_Does_Drawings6 жыл бұрын

    I want one.

  • @Ululuro
    @Ululuro3 жыл бұрын

    I just checked on their website, the smallest 22cm globe is 1200 pounds, the largest 127cm one is 80 thousand quid

  • @Loekaslol
    @Loekaslol6 жыл бұрын

    I want one

  • @mark-angelofamularcano237
    @mark-angelofamularcano2377 жыл бұрын

    can they make globes that opens, with a small compartment within?

  • @Danilloforti

    @Danilloforti

    6 жыл бұрын

    maryjane lover...

  • @spearshake4771
    @spearshake47716 жыл бұрын

    Oh my globe

  • @Austin-sd2eb
    @Austin-sd2eb5 жыл бұрын

    Teacher: So what do you want to be when you grow up? Him: I wanna make handmade globes

  • @npsck1802
    @npsck18026 жыл бұрын

    I want to work there

  • @catherinegomez2055
    @catherinegomez20556 жыл бұрын

    *oh my globe*

  • @halfwaydeadFTF
    @halfwaydeadFTF2 жыл бұрын

    I would like to have their globe Great Big Story. I want a educative globe.

  • @Dizzydawne
    @Dizzydawne6 жыл бұрын

    I want a globe for some reason now

  • @fulcrum2951
    @fulcrum29516 жыл бұрын

    Makes you wonder how the heck do they create such accurate maps in the past

  • @vetonrecica5558
    @vetonrecica55586 жыл бұрын

    I want to fund this.

  • @thewalrus3541
    @thewalrus35416 жыл бұрын

    I WANT ONE

  • @samuellin3857
    @samuellin38574 жыл бұрын

    Can't imagine how much each one of those cost

  • @eunizii6203
    @eunizii62036 жыл бұрын

    I fcking love globes

  • @atticus9845
    @atticus98456 жыл бұрын

    This film style reminds me of the movie the Grand Budapest Hotel

  • @koft_nedted
    @koft_nedted6 жыл бұрын

    The narrator was so excited to say globes in the beginning lmao