Worldprocessor is an interesting project started on 1988 by the anthropologist and artist Ingo Günther. Ingo creates beautiful globes by representing on them different kinds of information in a visually appealing way. Exhibitions of the globes have been done all around the world. More information about the globes below and many others can be found in his catalogue or in his blog, where he posts photos of the globes regularly. The works are also published on an artistic book.
http://worldprocessor.com/catalog/world/
http://sciencescapes.co.uk/2010/11/03/worldprocessor-by-ingo-gunther/
