In The Studio with Eva Donckers for Knack Weekend, Belgium

Peter Bellerby and an Ochre 127cm (50 inch) Churchill globe in progress.

50cm (20 inch) diameter Gagarin globe.

Bespoke Deep Sea Gagarin colouring with Bathymetry (ocean depth shading) and illustrations.

Finishing work on a bespoke globe which will sit and spin on an axis and be surrounded by a bronze hand engraved meridian.

22cm (8.6 inch) diameter Mini Desk Globe. Options of desktop globes available for Quick Delivery as well.

Painting a globe gore with initial washes of watercolour.

Gores are wet and stretched across the sphere. Once applied further laters of watercolour are added and the globe is shaded both land and sea in detail.

50cm (20 inch) diameter Gagarin floor standing globe, the base is Brisbane II, the colouring is Gagarin, personalisation is Animalia – hand drawn and hand painted animal themed illustrations.

36cm (14 inch) diameter desktop globe, the colouring is Regency Blue, personalisation is Animalia – hand drawn and hand painted animal themed illustrations.

Knack Weekend, photographs by @evadonckers | October 2026

Bellerby & Co Globemakers, London

Traditional Globemakers, handcrafted and hand painted bespoke to order, customised and personalised globes and maps. We ship worldwide.

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