About UsGlyn-Coch Designs was set up in 1980 by Rowland Evans, a dairy farmer, who ran the small business with the help of his wife, Jean, from his farm in West Wales. Sadly Rowland and Jean separated in 1992, but twenty-one years after starting Glyn-Coch Designs, using the same hard-working approach, the business is still going strong and now boasts two shops. The first of these was opened in 1993 at Stepaside Craft Village and then a further shop named Simply the Best, run by his wife Lou, was opened in Upper Frog Street, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in 1999. Lou and Rowland decided to close both shops in the last few years however so that they could concentrate on giving their online clients the absolute BEST service possible!
Rowland Evans
Rowland and Lou put their own exclusive designs onto only the finest bone china, and each piece is finished by hand to ensure that every item is perfect. Much of the exquisite collection is still contributed to by Jean, who is to this day the most renowned ceramic artist in Wales. The hand-gilding and firing are done in Rowland and Lou's home in Tenby, where they have managed to set up their own firing studio, sometimes working late into the night to ensure their customers are ecstatically happy with their orders!
Rowland's love for his Welsh ancestry can be clearly seen in Glyn-Coch's collection, which reflects the beauty, the rich history, and the heritage of Wales. This respect for all things Welsh can be clearly seen in Glyn-Coch's plates depicting Welsh Castles, as well as in their tribute to Welsh flora and fauna which constitutes many of the business's sales and commissions today. Examples of Welsh military history, commissioned by the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry, to commemorate the French invasion of Fishguard in 1797 can also be seen here.
(left to right) Lou Evans, Twts Evans and Rowland Evans
Individual commissions are always accepted, and thanks to the fact that Rowland has at last caught up with modern technology, anything goes! He can use his digital camera or his new high tech scanner (with a little support from Lou!), to render photographs of your family, your church, your wedding, your dog or your home on a piece of china of your choice.