Authentic Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop

Learn the art of Turkish mosaic lamp making in Irvine, guided by an authentic Turkish artist.



2 hours Location Irvine Class size 5 to 30 guests   $79 - $89 ($89 per guest when you book for 5+ guests, $79/guest for 12+ guests. $150 per class surcharge applies for private classes)

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop: Irvine Studio Experience
Step away from the Orange County hustle and into the serene atmosphere of our Irvine studio. This exclusive, hands-on workshop invites you to create a stunning Turkish-style mosaic lamp—a functional piece of art rooted in sacred geometry, story, and presence.
Over two focused hours, you will be guided by our expert Tajik educator to hand-set vibrant, hand-cut tiles onto a glass globe. As you quiet your mind and immerse yourself in this ancient craft, you will set a personal intention into your design, transforming simple materials into a glowing reminder that radiates color and meaning within your home.
This in-person session blends high-touch instruction, cultural immersion, and premium materials for a truly memorable creative experience, perfect for local teams and creative enthusiasts across Southern California.
What You Will Learn & Create
This beginner-friendly, seated workshop provides direct, intimate instruction:
Mindful Creation: Experience the meditative flow of repetitive tile work in a dedicated studio setting. Our process emphasizes presence over perfection, and your instructor provides immediate, one-on-one troubleshooting to ensure your confidence.
Cultural Depth: Explore the philosophical and artistic roots of the craft, connecting your lamp to Islamic art traditions and the powerful concepts of light and sacred geometry. Your instructor shares rich cultural context and the 5, 000-year lineage of this art form.
Intention-Based Art: Infuse a personal concept (e.g., peace, growth) into your design, turning your finished lamp into a symbolic object created right here in Orange County.
Who This Class Is For
This unique class is ideal for individuals and groups seeking a focused, enriching activity in the Irvine area:
Southern California Corporate Teams & ERGs: Seeking a high-quality, culturally rich team-building experience outside of the office environment.
Local Residents: Looking for a sophisticated, hands-on craft workshop and a mindful, meditative practice.
Local Groups & Families: Seeking a unique, enriching activity to share together.
Beginners: Looking for a guided, forgiving project that guarantees a beautiful, finished piece of art.
No prior art or craft experience is required.
Other Details:
Format: In-person, hosted at our dedicated KraftStories Irvine studio location: 2126 Spectrum Irvine, CA 92618.
Note: We can also come to your location for an additional fee.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Materials: All premium supplies, including hand-cut glass tiles, beads, glass globe, and hardware, are provided in the studio. You walk away with your finished lamp.
Group Size: Ideal for small to medium groups (2-30).
Larger groups can be accommodated with additional hosts and support.
What you'll get
  • Mosaic glass beads (dark blue, light blue, yellow, orange, clear, brown)
  • Empty glass globe
  • Template paper
  • Table lamp body
  • Table lamp lid
  • LED bulb
  • Glue
  • Written manual
  • Disposable gloves
  • Baklava for groups
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Knowledge required
For complete beginners
Add-ons available for this class
  • Swan Lamp ($25)
  • Baklava ($19)
  • Private Event Recording ($100)
You can add these when you book (optional).
Suitable for

This class is great for a team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or bachelorette party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 8 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

Location

Irvine, CA

Exact location is masked for privacy. You'll automatically get the specific address after booking.

Your teacher can also travel within 5 miles of Irvine, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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Recent reviews of Authentic Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop

  • 5/5 from Melissa Monaghan, attended Dec 2025: This was a wonderful experience for a corporate team building event! Everyone loved it and made beautiful lamps. The teacher and company were super responsive and easy to work with
  • 5/5 from Justin Edwards, attended Dec 2025: The class was a lot of fun, and a good way to spend 2+ hours with your significant other. The instructor was very kind/patient, and provides all the tools/instruction needed to create a beautiful Turkish style lamp. She also allowed us to continue working on our lamps past the 2 hour session.
  • 5/5 from Sean Schroeder, attended Oct 2025: Making the Turkish Lamp was very fun and was the perfect date for my wife and I. I highly recommend this class!
  • 5/5 from Rim Hussin, attended Oct 2025: The Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop was such a wonderful and relaxing experience! From start to finish, the atmosphere was warm and inviting our Nuru our instructor was patient, super friendly, and full of interesting stories.
  • 5/5 from Cathy Giblin, attended Mar 2025: This class was so much fun! The teacher is so sweet and patient and fun to talk to. Delicious Turkish treat and Turkish tea. I definitely recommend and would do again!
  • 5/5 from Natalie Janette Taylor, attended Mar 2025: This was so much fun and everyone's lamps turned out super cute!
  • 3/5 from Anonymized ClassBento customer, attended Nov 2024: Our teacher was incredibly sweet and kind. We felt that class was a strong word for this, it felt more like we paid to hang out. There was very minimal instructions; we felt that we could’ve just done the kit at home. We thought we would learn more about Turkish culture. We also felt the add ons were not worth paying for, only one of us wanted the swan neck lamp style but everyone got it, we also didn’t pay for the food and drink add ons but we kept getting offered it, so it felt a little awkward.
  • 5/5 from Mary B Rios, attended Oct 2024: I got this for my birthday and it was a super date night. The class was taught by Nancy at her studio, The Mosaic Gardens. She is a great teacher, everything was perfectly set up, organized and explained. All the lamps created turned out fantastic. Highly recommend!
  • 5/5 from Karen Leblanc, attended Sep 2024: So much fun. Nisa was amazing and so welcoming. The hospitality was so thoughtful. We listened to music had some tea and snacks.
  • 5/5 from Elliott Ortiz-Soto, attended Jul 2024: Gave this gift to my mom for Mother’s day. It was a really great experience overall. Nisa was an awesome host. Kicking off with good food got everyone in a friendly mood. Mosaic making was fun and just challenging enough.
  • 5/5 from Ben King, attended Jun 2024: Instructor was friendly and made the process easy to follow. All materials were provided. Thanks!
  • 5/5 from Riley Davis, attended Jun 2024: Very fun! No major notes. I think it would be helpful if we passed around the examples of completed lamps before starting the construction of our own lamps.
  • 5/5 from Tiffany Chase, attended Jun 2024: This was a great event for our summer associates and Nancy was an amazing teacher. We have done a lot of events, but this was definitely a fan favorite. We were able to get use our creative juices to make a very nice lamp. Great value for the price. We would definitely love to do it again.
  • 5/5 from Cindy Chao, attended Jun 2024: This was for a summer event and it was by far one of the best events we've had! Nancy was an amazing instructor and showed us how to make our lamp. She brought all of the materials and it was such an easy set up. I would definitely recommend doing this event again next summer and would LOVE to have Nancy as our instructor!
  • 3/5 from Shelly Cao, attended May 2024: Although the two stand-ins we had were nice and tried their best, this class is not what was advertised. When we got to the studio, we were greeted by two people who said “have you done this before? Because we haven’t.” These two ended up being our instructors. I thought this would be a nice, organized, helpful workshop to take my sister for her birthday. Instead, I paid $130/person to be taught by beginners and simply follow a Turkish lamp DIY kit from Etsy which we could have easily done by ourselves at home (we later found the exact one we used). To the actual instructor, Nurullah - you redirected us to a random studio where nobody knew what they were doing because you were apparently “too busy” to teach the class yourself and called a friend for a favor? I booked this over a month in advance and we were flexible with both the last minute location AND time changes. At least have the decency to cancel or reschedule the class.
  • 5/5 from Svetlana Umansky, attended Mar 2024: This class was an amazing experience. We had a group of 12 coworkers and we all had a great time. The teacher was very diligent and explained everything perfectly. She was so sweet and patient. The work itself was absolutely stunning. Everyone had a beautiful finished product that they loved. Overall, this experience is worth it and I recommend for everyone to try it.
  • 5/5 from Ayu Wages, attended Feb 2024: We had so much fun as a team in person! Our teacher Nancy was very flexible and informative provided some extra colored tiles for us to play with, some extra tips and design options for us. We were all happy with our designs. Also those Baklavas were top notch! Would recommend anyone who is looking for fun activity with take home souvenir in few hours.
  • 5/5 from Isabelle Malland, attended Jan 2024: Such a great class! I had to move my original date and they were so accommodating! The instructor was amazing and very informative in showing how to create the lamps. The whole experience was so much fun! At the end she even went around and took photos of everyone with their finished product! The lamps turned out beautifully! I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to do something fun!
  • 5/5 from Veena Patel, attended Jan 2024: Nur was a great, very patient and informative teacher. We came out of the class with beautiful lamps that we can’t wait to use. Highly recommend this class!
  • 5/5 from Sarah Kalin, attended Oct 2023: Nur was an excellent instructor! He brought guidance, perspective, and a sense of humor to the entire class. I would certainly enroll in this course once more. The Turkish tea and genuine baklava were wonderful inclusions!
  • 5/5 from Cristina Hernandez, attended Oct 2023: Nur was fantastic! He educated our group on Turkish culture and provided delicious tea and baklava. He explained and demonstrated all steps to ensure we could all follow along. The studio space we used was great as well. I would definitely recommend this class.
  • 5/5 from Emily Bird, attended Oct 2023: The class was fun and informative! Nur taught us about Turkey's culture, gave recommendations on the best place to find Turkish food in SF, and shared Turkish treats and tea with everyone. He was an incredibly gracious and fun teacher!
  • 5/5 from Harpreet Basran, attended Oct 2023: This class exceeded expectations. It was a great team building exercise and we all loved our lamps. The class was well organized and the host went above and beyond to ensure we had a great time. I would highly recommend!
  • 5/5 from Amy Kao, attended Oct 2023: It was a great experience! We had the best timeeveryone really enjoyed themselves! Nur was engaging, funny and warm =)
  • 5/5 from Christina Jefferson, attended Oct 2023: Great class, Nur was attentive, funny and warm. We had the best time. And it was so easy! Learned about Turkish culture and had some great baklava.
  • 5/5 from Karina Lowery, attended Oct 2023: It was a great experience. Everyone enjoyed themselves. We love our lamps. They turned out beautifully. The instructor was great. Very helpful. The class was overall great value for our money.
  • 5/5 from Keshav Kinkar Sonbhadra, attended Sep 2023: Amazing Class. It was so much fun. First of all, I really Appreciate Nur making time for us. The class was so wholesome.
  • 5/5 from Kevin Blocksidge, attended Aug 2023: The class was amazing - the best ClassBento we’ve participated in. Nur was knowledgeable and engaging. He’s passionate about the craft itself, and about creating a fun experience. He went above and beyond to make our class special. And, we’re super pleased with the lamps.
  • 5/5 from Kim Kulp, attended Jul 2023: My team and I loved this experience! Nur was so engaging, patient & entertaining. We loved the stories he shared with us, the music he played throughout and his sense of humor. Even though it was virtually, Nur made us feel like he was right there with us. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone who asked me.
  • 5/5 from Aditi Deshpande, attended Nov 2022: If you are looking for something fun and creative, this is it! not too long and not too short
  • 5/5 from Grisell Duenas, attended Nov 2022: This class was a lot of fun! It was truly a unique experience that everyone must try! The host was so nice and welcoming! He definitely made our experience one to remember! His hospitality was so warm and inviting. I can’t thank him enough for making our anniversary so fun! I highly recommend this class!
  • 5/5 from Ellie Mass, attended Oct 2022: It was a fun session and the instructor was very pleasant. Enjoyed my time and liked the end product.
  • 5/5 from Ipek Kutlu, attended Oct 2022: This was my first experience with ClassBento. I had the best time of my life to be honest. We were 3 with our super polite instructor. I enjoyed learning more about putting together a mosaic lamp with a good company. I had the luck to try nice Turkish coffee. I think I made good friends and on top learned how to make a lamp. I would love to bring more friends to this experience
  • 5/5 from Debbie Mancuso, attended Oct 2022: Signed up my bestie and myself for this class as a birthday celebration. It was a lovely experience. Abdulkadir is a kind and gracious host who treated us as honored guests. He guided us through the mosaic process and worked on a lamp at the same time so we could see what to do before we did it ourselves. It was a Turkish cultural experience as he also played Turkish music while we worked and even treated us to a live performance of his own music. The class exceeded my expectations and I would definitely recommend it. Bestie and I are already planning to sign up for Abdulkadir’s terrarium class because this was so fun.
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KraftStories was born from a simple but powerful belief: that people deserve moments that feel genuinely human! Founded by four friends who immigrated from Turkey — Nur, Fatih, Akif, and Kadir — the brand grew out of a shared desire to serve, connect, and create something meaningful in the world. Together, they built a space where anyone can slow down, pick up their hands, and make something real — from Turkish mosaic lamps and rug tufting to candle making, terrarium building, and block printing. Every experience is beginner-friendly, all materials are included, and the warm, guided atmosphere makes it easy to just show up and enjoy.
With studios across New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Irvine, Austin, and Hawaii — plus virtual workshops available worldwide — KraftStories has welcomed over 30, 000 guests and earned more than 2, 500 glowing Google reviews. Whether it's a birthday, a team outing, a date night, or simply a Tuesday that deserves something better, KraftStories invites everyone in. Trusted by teams at Google, Apple, Spotify, Disney, and hundreds of other companies, they've built something rare: a place where making things together feels like the most natural thing in the world!

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