Nestled in a coastal town in Gwynedd is a popular pottery business that has grown leaps and bounds over the past nine years. A couple from Porthmadog started their dream business in their garden shed in 2011, and are now based in a 250-square-foot facility with plans to expand after raising £70,000 from a crowdfunder.
Tom Gloster and his wife Myfanwy Gloster, started their business, Gloster, in 2011 after moving back to their hometown. Tom has been a potter since 2004 and Myfanwy enjoyed making crafts after studying textiles and fashion in university. After returning to Porthmadog and buying their first house, Tom turned their garden shed into a pottery workshop and the pair opened the ground floor of their home into a craft and coffee shop.
Myfanwy said: "His workshop was in the garden shed and mine was in the attic and that was in 2011. In 2014, we decided to open another shop in town and moved his workshop above it. It really took off from there. The ceramics got really popular in the shop and we ended up hiring help."
