Purpleheart is prized for their beautiful heartwood which, when cut, quickly turns from a light brown to a rich purple colour. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light darkens the wood to a brown colour with a slight hue of the original purple. The longer the… Continue Reading
Every Bellerby & Co globe is made bespoke to order and can be personalised in endless ways. You are not in any way limited to what you see below – you can specify exactly what you would like (angle, style,… Continue Reading
This past month we have been working on 50cm Britannia’s in what i call Mint Green.. Kirsty has been working on Mini Desk Globes, Sam has been practicing making Mini’s as well, Leonardo is doing the woodwork and metalwork for… Continue Reading
This week we are working on finishing up some Livingstone Desk globes while starting new 80cm Galileo’s…. and a couple examples of hand engraved personalisation on the brass arm of the globes that hold up the Livingstone’s. Want to know… Continue Reading
This week we have been busing working on Mini Desk Globes, Livingstones & starting a couple new 80cm Galileos. Isis is finishing up painting a bespoke 50cm Britannia in a mint colour for the first time & with hand drawn… Continue Reading
This week Kirsty is working on Mini Desk Globes, along with our apprentice Sam who is practicing applying the gores. Jon, Alex and Isis are working on Livingstone Desk Globes. Isis is painting detail on a one-off globe with bespoke colouring… Continue Reading
This week we have been working a lot on Mini Desk Globes, our Churchill globe went to the American Embassy for the day, and we started painting the gores for a new 80cm Galileo. We got a bit of press… Continue Reading
A few photos from the last couple weeks in the studio. We had an Instameet, Jon’s been working on a bespoke colour 80cm globe in bright blue, Isis has been painting an 80cm Galileo, new 50cm + 80cm globes have… Continue Reading
Last week Pete made a 50cm Britannia which Isis has been painting. The Britannia was the first in the Bellerby & Co. collection, and is a beautiful, freestanding globe; offering a fine spin with our specially weighted orbs. The map is correct… Continue Reading