Maker of Worlds

Hand-turned globes in wood charting journeys, connections and locations of personal importance,
inlaid with precious metals and gemstones.

Picture of assorted wood globes
Assorted wood globes inlaid in metal and jewels

Each globe begins as a solid piece of wood, well, to be accurate, they all start as trees, but after felling, milling and drying the wood can then be shaped into spheres through turning.

Either the North Pole or the Equator is placed to provide a point of orientation. Then the coordinates of cities or other locations are mapped out as they would appear on an actual globe and marked.

The wood is then carved and inlaid with silver or gold or set with gems to create an abstract representation of the world. Think of it as the mature version of sticking pins in a map.

JFK - LHR wood sphere inlaid in brass and silver

JFK - LHR

oak, silver, brass

LHR - NRT

London Bridge and the Shard at sunset
LHR - NRT laburnum wood inlaid in yellow and white gold
Night time image of Tokyo with Mt Fuji in the background

Hand-turned laburnum wood inlaid with white gold to indicate the North Pole and yellow gold to mark the flight path from London to Tokyo

Image of Cockpit sign

Cockpit Studios

I currently turn at Cockpit Studios in Deptford thanks to the generosity of the Worshipful Company of Turners. Cockpit is London’s premier craft incubator and home to many skilled crafts people. It holds Open Studios twice a year when you can come and meet the makers in their studios. The next one is 5-7 December 2025.