He decided he would create two globes from scratchone for his father and one for himself.
But making a globe is extremely difficult, as Bellerby found out.
Bellerby wasnt prepared to settle on such poor quality finish.
Today he runs Bellerby & Co Globemakers out of a London Studio.
They are one of only two workshops in the world that still make modern hand-painted artisanal globes.
When Bellerby first started making globes, he had to license a map from a reputable source.
But Bellerby found out that the maps were not reliable.
Don’t let me start on the Aral Sea, he said.
In the end we changed everything.
The sphere itself proved to be another source of trouble.
Now the actual globe is not exactly round, but thats not really the point.
In the end we have relied on Formula 1 fabricators to make our moulds.
Our globes are not a throw-away item, Bellerby said.
We hope our globes will be future heirlooms and something that customers want to pass down within their families.
Some of Bellerbys clients are high-profile.
In 2011, he was commissioned to make two globes for the filmHugo.
The Louvre will display the piece on the grand staircase at the museum.
