Around the World in 200 Globes: Stories of the Twentieth Century

The Dutch architect Willem Jan Neutelings (co-founder of Neutelings Riedijk Architects) is known as the architect of, among other things, the MAS in Antwerp and the Gare Maritime in Brussels' Tour & Taxis district. Few people know, however, that Neutelings is also an avid collector who, over the years, has built up a very extensive and also very specific collection of hundreds of globes, made between 1900 and 2000. In this book, he presents his collection to the public for the first time. He selected 200 globes, each telling a very individual and interesting story about the time and place when and where they were created. Some globes bear witness to technological innovations by the way they were made, some show how advanced people's knowledge of space was at the time, some were intended as navigational aids. Neutelings' collection includes globes in cast iron, steel, wood and even paper; some look very old and fragile, others are very colourful, and some even give off light. Each one is a beautiful and intriguing object that teaches us a lot about the ever-changing world view of mankind. This beautiful and skillfully crafted book is an ode to these stories, to the unique objects often anonymous craftsmen produced in the last century, and to the special dedication of collectors. SELLING POINTS: . A unique insight into a fascinating private collection of 200 very diverse and beautiful 20th-century globes, each of which are a testimony of the world view of their makers

Table of Contents:
2 FOREWORD 4 INTRODUCTION 10 TECHNOLOGY PAPER GLOBES COLOR GLOBES CAST- IRON GLOBES TIN GLOBES ILLUMINATED GLASS GLOBES BAKELITE GLOBES TRANSPARENT GLOBES PLASTIC GLOBES INFLATABLE GLOBES RELIEF GLOBES MORE GLOBES 38 STYLE ART NOUVEAU GLOBES ART DECO GLOBES STREAMLINE GLOBES COLORED OCEAN GLOBES SCULPTURE GLOBES MODERNIST PLYWOOD GLOBES MODERNIST STEEL WIRE GLOBES MODERNIST FLOOR GLOBES MODERNIST LUXURY GLOBES PSYCHEDELI C GLOBES MORE GLOBES 66 EDUCATION SCHOOL GLOBES BLACK SLATE GLOBES PROJECT PROBLEM GLOBES BRAILLE GLOBES CRADLE GLOBES PHYSICAL GLOBES CLIMATE GLOBES TECTONI C GLOBES SUBTERRANEOUS GLOBES DAY-AND-NIGHT GLOBES MORE GLOBES 94 SOCIETY POLIT ICAL GLOBES WAR GLOBES ECONOMY GLOBES AIR-AGE GLOBES ADVERTISEMENT GLOBES BANK GLOBES MISSION GLOBES RADIO GLOBES CLOCK GLOBES OFFICE GLOBES MORE GLOBES 122 SPACE CELESTIAL GLOBES CONSTELLATION GLOBES PLANETARIUM GLOBES NAVIGATION GLOBES ASTRO GLOBES SATELLITE GLOBES SPACE NAVIGATION GLOBES ROMANTIC MOON GLOBES SOVIET MOON GLOBES AMERICAN MOON GLOBES MORE GLOBES 150 POP CULTURE GAME GLOBES PUZZLE GLOBES PICTORIAL GLOBES GADGET GLOBES KITSCH GLOBES CHEIN TOY GLOBES OHIO ART TOY GLOBES CHAD VALLEY TOY GLOBES MICHAEL SEIDEL TOY GLOBES JOUETS MONT-BLANC TOY GLOBES MORE GLOBES 178 EUROPE TARIDE GLOBES GIRARD & BARRÈRE GLOBES COLUMBUS GLOBES PAUL RÄTH GLOBES HERMANN HAACK GLOBES DALMAU GLOBES VALLARDI GLOBES PARAVIA GLOBES RICO & TECNODIDATTICA GLOBES SCAN-GLOBE GLOBES MORE G LOBES 206 AMERICA & U.K. PHILIP & SON GLOBES WIGHTMAN GLOBES HAMMOND GLOBES NYSTROM GLOBES DENOYER-GEPPERT GLOBES FARQUHAR GLOBES CRAM GLOBES REPLOGLE GLOBES WEBER COSTELLO GLOBES RAND MCNALLY GLOBES MORE GLOBES 234 FUTURE FOLDABLE GLOBES CUT-OUT GLOBES FICTIONAL MARS GLOBES SCIENTIFIC MARS GLOBES ART GLOBES PHOTOGRAPHIC GLOBES MAGNETIC GLOBES BIG DATA GLOBES GENERIC GLOBES DIGITAL GLOBES MORE GLOBES 262 CREDITS

Review :
"This book is a fascinating look at a history rarely told." - The Guardian “a fascinating look at a history rarely told” - The Observer "In his new book "Around the World in 200 Globes" (Luster), he spot-lights some of the most significant and interesting, shpwing that a globe is more than a map on a ball." - Wall Street Journal “a superb illustrator of changing boundaries and national self-regard” - Strong Words “exquisite examples that speak to our species’ ever-shifting ideas of who we are and where we live” - National Geographic Traveler “beautifully put together – and the photographs of the globes are straightforward but show off the magnificence of the collection admirably” - Amateur Photographer An image from Around the World in 200 Globes was featued in a article by the Times Literary Supplement. - Times Literary Supplement "This beautiful and skilfully crafted book is an ode to these stories, to the unique objects often anonymous craftsmen produced in the last century, and to the special dedication of collectors." - New Design