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Highlights
- Tap into Turkish craftsmanship at Turkey's first and largest mosaic studio in Istanbul, shaping glass pieces into your own patterned lamp design.
- Head to Ünver Galata Apart in Beyoğlu at your chosen time, meet your expert instructor, and sit down at your workbench for a short creative briefing.
- Follow step-by-step guidance as you arrange colored glass on your lamp base, with all tools, materials, and protective packaging supplied for you.
- Unwind over hot drinks, water, handmade cookies, and fresh Turkish delight as your mosaic sets, then take home your finished lamp in secure wrapping.
Your Experience
Create your own handmade mosaic lamp in Istanbul’s first large-scale mosaic lamp-making workshop with expert guidance and local treats.
Getting started
Meet your instructor at the meeting point, where the mosaic lamp-making workshop takes place. After a brief introduction to the space and the process, you settle at your workstation with all materials for mosaic lamp making ready. With no experience needed and public transportation options nearby, you can focus fully on the hands-on session.
What to expect
Mosaic lamp workshop
You spend your time inside Turkey’s first and largest mosaic lamp workshop, learning traditional craftsmanship while designing a piece for your home. The atmosphere is set up for a creative, relaxing experience, suitable for all physical fitness levels and for anyone curious about Turkish culture.
Features
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Traditional craftsmanship is at the heart of the session, as your expert English or multilingual instructor explains how mosaic lamps fit into Turkish culture and guides you through each creative step.
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All materials for mosaic lamp making are provided at your table, from the lamp base to the mosaic pieces and adhesive, so you can focus on designing rather than sourcing supplies.
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As you work, you enjoy hot drinks and water, along with handmade baked cookies and freshly made Turkish delight, which are included as local snacks during the workshop.
Wrapping up
A handmade mosaic lamp to take home is the end result of your design and assembly, and it is carefully prepared for travel with protective packaging, including bubble wrap and paper, so it can safely leave the workshop with you.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Mosaic lamp-making workshop
- Expert English-speaking or multilingual instructor
- All materials required to make a mosaic lamp
- Protective packaging (bubble wrap and paper)
- Handmade mosaic lamp to take home
- Hot drinks, water, handmade cookies, and freshly made Turkish delight
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.