Glosters

Glosters makes handmade ceramics from a studio at Penamser Business Park in Porthmadog, led by the husband-and-wife team of Tom and Myfanwy. Mugs, bowls and dinnerware are thrown and finished in a small palette of signature glazes given names like Coast Blue, Coral Pink and Heather Purple, colours drawn from the estuary and hills around the town. Alongside the retail side of the business, the studio runs pottery courses for those wanting to try the wheel themselves, taught in small groups within the working studio rather than a separate teaching space. Orders placed online ship free across the UK above a set order value, though much of the stock is sold directly to visitors calling in. The studio's seaside setting shapes both its colours and its rhythm of work.