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Make Beautiful Turkish Mosaic Lamp in Leeds

Q: Is this the same kind of lamp sold in the Grand Bazaar?

Yes. You use the same traditional technique of setting coloured glass tiles and beads onto a glass globe.

7 min read Leeds, West Yorkshire No experience needed 2.5 to 3 hours

Beautiful Turkish mosaic lamps handmade at a workshop in Leeds

Walk through the Victorian arcades of Leeds and you will notice the details: painted ceilings, stained glass, mosaic floors and wrought iron, all built to make shopping feel like an occasion. Thousands of miles away in Istanbul, the Grand Bazaar does the same, with vaulted ceilings, endless colour and stalls full of glowing mosaic lamps. Two cities, two great market traditions, and one shared love of beautiful craftsmanship.

At our Leeds workshop you can make a beautiful Turkish mosaic lamp of your own, the very kind of lamp that hangs in the Grand Bazaar. Pick your shape and colours, set each tile by hand and take home a lamp you will be proud to show off.

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Two Great Markets, One Craft

Leeds has long been a market city. Kirkgate Market is one of the largest covered markets in the UK, and the arcades of the Victoria Quarter are some of the most elegant shopping streets in the north. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the oldest covered markets in the world, and its lamp stalls are among its most photographed corners.

The Turkish mosaic lamp is what you get when market craftsmanship meets light. Artisans set hundreds of coloured glass tiles and beads onto a glass globe, so that when the lamp is lit it fills the space around it with colour. In our Leeds studio, you learn to do exactly that.

In the Grand Bazaar you buy a lamp someone else made. In Leeds, you make your own.

Borrowing Beauty from Victorian Leeds

Victorian designers loved detail, rich colour and pattern, and those same ideas make a mosaic lamp beautiful. If you want inspiration, think about what you see in the city's arcades:

Rich jewel tonesDeep greens, burgundy and gold were Victorian favourites and look stunning when light shines through them.

Repeating bordersLike the tiled floors of the arcades, a repeated border pattern at the top and bottom of your lamp gives it structure.

A central motifPlace a star, flower or diamond at the heart of each section to draw the eye, just like a stained glass panel.

A touch of sparkleAdd a few mirror pieces where you want the light to dance, a little like the gilded details overhead.

Turn a Shopping Day Into a Making Day

Morning	Browse the arcades and Kirkgate Market, and grab a coffee in the city centre
Lunch	Refuel at one of the city's many independent food spots
Afternoon	Make a beautiful Turkish mosaic lamp at our Leeds workshop
Evening	Head home and switch on your new lamp for the first time