this story takes place in london
in the neighborhood of eastlington
behind door number seven on bovary muse
where 15 people are working hard to keep
one handmade tradition alive
globes
globes globes globes
some of the world's last handmade globes
get made under the guidance of this guy
peter bellarby
let's begin
here's our team
there's me peter bellavey and i'm the
owner and i have a hand in all the large
globes
there's our woodworking team they make
them finish all our bases
our globe makers they turn blank spheres
into globes
then there's leah our cartographer she
customizes all our maps
our painters they bring our globes to
life
and leo our apprentice
there's a reason we're one of the last
making globes is extremely complicated
so ready
we make the globe
we draw positioning lines
we apply the paper to the sphere that's
the hardest part
we paint the globe
we varnish the globe
we ship the globe
and then it's done
yeah
yeah that's it from start to finish for
a small globe it takes a month for a
large globe it'll take six to eight
months
i mean when i started i gave myself
three months and it took two years it is
crazy if i'd known how difficult it was
at the beginning i'd never have done it
it's not logical it's not theoretical
there are no books
it's just about patience practice and
perfection
do you love it
i completely love it
we grow up with globes we see a globe we
ask our parents where are we from what
is it all about they show us and you see
this massive
expanse and you're just a tiny little
dot that's not even there it can help
you dream of things it can help you
imagine things the only thing in the
life that's a necessity is food and
water
but if i was going to surround myself
with
with things that meant something to me a
globe would be high on that list
you