Polarworld - creating beautiful books
About Us
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Polarworld creates thought-provoking, beautifully-designed books and unique events. Our innovative projects have been featured in leading international magazines and newspapers, and our books are now being sold all over the world.
One of the happiest results of building Polarworld is the ever-increasing circle of extraordinary people who are dedicating their skills, energy and enthusiasm to helping us create the best possible books, exhibitions and events for our adventurous and dedicated audience.
Our readers and contributors are a vital part of the Polarworld family. We invite you to visit our website regularly for updates and follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Do also feel free to contact us with feedback and ideas - we would love to hear from you.
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polarworld's history
Meet the team
Kari Herbert
Managing Director
Kari first started travelling at the age of ten months when her father, pioneering explorer Sir Wally Herbert, took his family to live with a tribe of Inuit for over two years on a remote island off the coast of Northwest Greenland. She has had a deep connection with the Arctic ever since.
As a writer and photographer, Kari has had her work published in leading magazines and newspapers, including The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, and Geographical among many others. She has had several solo photographic exhibitions. Her first book The Explorer’s Daughter, published by Viking Penguin, was chosen as 'Book of the Week' by BBC Radio 4 and has been published in English, Italian, Dutch, Danish and Polish. Her second book Heart of the Hero: The Women Behind Exploration is to be published in Germany by Piper Malik in September 2010 and will be released in the UK in 2011. Kari regularly appears on radio and in the press, and is a popular public speaker.
Dr Huw Lewis-Jones
Editorial Director
Huw is a historian from the University of Cambridge, an expert in maritime and polar exploration history. Formerly Curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, and Curator of Imperial and Maritime History at the National Maritime Museum, Huw is now directing several media and exhibition projects.
Besides developing new titles for Polarworld, Huw is an author, editor of an annual maritime history journal, and acts as curator and art director for a number of international photographers. He was on-screen expert for the ABC History Channel production Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery, the critically-acclaimed BBC series Wilderness Explored, and he regularly contributes as a historian to BBC Radio 4. His new book Face to Face: Ocean Portraits is about to be released in multiple foreign editions. He would like more time to improve his surfing.
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