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Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshops in NYC

Turkish mosaic lamp workshops in New York: press hundreds of pieces of coloured glass onto a glass globe, grout it, and carry home a working lamp the same evening. Every session we can find, with the price each host prints.

Turkish Mosaic Lamps studios in New York, side by side

The 2 studios behind the classes above, worked out from what each one has on our calendar right now: how many sessions, the lowest printed price, what kind of class it runs and when the next one is.

StudioAreaClassesFromFormatsNext
KraftStories NYCBeginner sessionsLower Manhattan1$79Book any dayAny day
KraftStories NYC — MidtownBeginner sessionsMidtown1$99Book any dayAny day

Questions people ask

Are there beginner Turkish mosaic lamp classes in New York?+
Yes. 2 studios list classes billed as introductory or open to first-timers, including KraftStories NYC and KraftStories NYC — Midtown. Intro sessions usually provide clay, tools and firing, so you only need to turn up; check the listing for what is included.
Which part of town has the most Turkish mosaic lamp studios?+
By the studios we list, Lower Manhattan (1), Midtown (1). Pick an area in the filters to see what is near you.
How current is this list?+
Every class here was read off the studio's own booking page by a person, with the date, time and price as printed. Sold-out and cancelled sessions come off when we see them, and courses show their next real start date. If a studio's page disagrees with ours, the studio's page is right, and we would like to hear about it.
How long does a Turkish mosaic lamp workshop take?+
Usually two to three hours. You choose a glass globe and a pattern, press several hundred pieces of coloured glass and beads onto it with glue, then grout the gaps and polish it clean. Larger lamps or chandelier-style pieces can run longer; each listing gives its own length.
Do I take the lamp home the same day?+
In most workshops, yes: the base and wiring are fitted at the end of the session and you leave with a working lamp. A few hosts ask you to let the grout cure for a day before switching it on.
Is it hard if I have never done mosaic before?+
No. These sessions are written for complete beginners. The skill is patience rather than technique, and hosts walk you through pattern, placement and grouting step by step.

How this page is put together

Every listing here was read off the studio's own page by a person: the date, the price as printed, and whether a session is a one-off, a course or something you book for any day. Where a studio keeps its dates behind a booking system we say so rather than inventing one, and where it publishes no price we say that too.

Recurring classes show their next real occurrence rather than the date they were first entered, worked out in New York time so a 6:30pm class stays 6:30pm across the clock changes. The side-by-side table and the answers above are calculated from the same listings, so they change as the calendar does.

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