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Chris Adams

  • Lander & May Ltd.
  • Globe maker
  • Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
  • Master Artisan
Chris Adams Globe maker
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Upholding an endangered craft

  • • Chris is one of the last remaining globemakers in the UK
  • • He creates new globes and restores antique pieces
  • • One of his globes is on permanent display at the V&A in London

Chris Adams grew up in South Devon, where he spent an untethered youth living close to the natural world. Curiosity and wanderlust led him to hitchhike alone across Europe, eventually landing in London, where he gained a degree in fine art. A self-confessed restless spirit, Chris spent some years across trades before moving to the Isle of Wight, where he encountered the opportunity to train as a globemaker. It was an epiphany: "This craft encompasses everything that I am interested in, and everything that I am good at. It is a traditional hands-on artisanal vocation requiring a good eye, practical dexterity and a spirit for adventure." Chris creates handmade globes of distinction for a wide breadth of clients: private collectors, institutions, cruise companies, museums and galleries.

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Works

  • ©Steve Thearle
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  • ©Steve Thearle
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Photo: ©Steve Thearle
Desktop 360 globe

Shellac and lacquer form a perfect hard-wearing finish for this exquisite classic desktop globe resembling a British library globe from the 19th century. The cartography reflects the modern world, including the most recent variations to political borders and geographical names.

Photo: ©Steve Thearle
The Nautilus

This 19-inch diameter floor standing globe allows sailing routes to be recorded with clarity and style. The globe has a matt UV resistant lacquer for a hard-wearing finish. Its copper meridian arm sits on a turned beech base.

Photo: ©Steve Thearle
Black Chrome Profile

Presented in greyscale, this globe features a meridian arm and stem in black chrome, while the hardwood base is finished in matt black. The cartography can be personalised to include specific routes or to highlight a location of interest.

Photo: ©Steve Thearle
10” Traditional

This 10-inch diameter globe features a turned ash base and aged brass meridian arm. Presented in traditional style, the cartography is entirely up to date and can be personalised to include specific routes or to highlight a location of interest.

Photo: ©Steve Thearle
Nicholas Bion celestial globe

This celestial globe was originally made by Nicholas Bion, a prominent 18th-century Parisian instrument maker and publisher who was also a keen astronomer. Coloured by hand and gently aged, it is presented on a turned wooden stand with an ebonised finish.

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