Choose Base & Colour Later – Floor Standing Globes

How to buy a globe

Please start the process by simply placing an order directly through our website. This is a generic 50% deposit based on your chosen size – and the balance will reflect your final choice of colour, base, and optional added personalisation. We will be in touch shortly thereafter to confirm your order and let you know the next steps.

You are welcome to call or studio or email Jade at jade@bellerbyglobemakers.com to discuss the options and any questions you might have ahead of an order as well. If you prefer to make payment over the phone or be invoiced via email that is of course fine as well.

What’s included in the price

Your one-of-a-kind globe and base, fully bespoke, each one handcrafted.

No VAT, unless you live in the UK, so thats 20% off the price, which usually more than covers the shipping cost.

Local taxes may be applied by your local customs.

Safe packaging and insurance, and help with the shipping process. All large globes are tracked with apple trackers, so we can be extra sure of its safe arrival and track its journey.

You may visit the studio to start the process of commissioning your bespoke globe. Please get in touch to discuss a day and time.

Personalising your globe

With each globe made bespoke to order we can personalise in endless ways. This can be bespoke cartography, travel routes or hand drawn and hand painted illustrations. This is a process we will guide you through and explain in detail. Some styles of bases also include an engraving which is the perfect place for names, dates, or short sentiments.

Click here for guide and examples of previous personalisation requests : Customisation PDF

Everything about your globe can be personalised and individualised.

More Information

This is the perfect choice for those wanting to place a deposit on a 50cm, 65cm, or 80cm diameter globe but not yet commit to a colour or style of base.

We will be in touch to work with you one-on-one. We will help you choose and better explain the options and next steps.

Colour guide for the larger Floor Standing Globes – linked here. Any colour globe can be paired with any base.

Our floor standing globes spin within a hand-cast and hand-engraved brass meridian. The globe can be moved via the meridian and be spun at any angle including fully upside down.

Included in the commission of the globe are 20 cartography (text) edits to the map. Additional design work like hand drawn and hand painted illustrations, as well as travel routes, will be quoted on top of the price of the globe.

Our traditional floor standing globes have the option of either of a gloss or matte finish.

Every style base can be handcrafted in either Oak or Walnut, and we offer a variety of finishes / stains to the woodwork. If you are interested in other woods like Sapele or Cherry, please enquire.

Our globes are made to be touched and spun.

For other base designs and colours please see other listings or email : info@bellerbyglobemakers.com – otherwise after you book in we will be in touch to confirm your options and the next steps of the process.

Shipping dates vary as we usually book many months ahead. If you are ordering a custom made globe as a present, please ask us about receiving a beautiful hand painted gift card.

We ship worldwide from our London studio. Shipping will be quoted on top and applied to your final invoice.

Photos by Euan Myles, Justin Ratcliffe, Toby Essex, Deen Kaplan, Andy Donohoe, Jade Fenster, Andrew Meredith, Paul Marc Mitchell and Owen Harvey.

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