Shawn R.
So excited to be able to share the mirror tiles at my next Mosaic lamp class. I’m sure my party goers will be excited to add them to their designs. Good quality and plenty of tiles!!! Thank you!
Why KraftStories
An activity fills time. An experience changes the rest of your day.
Most team-building and date-night options ask you to sit, watch and consume — a paint-by-number canvas, a demo where someone else does the cutting. We made the opposite bet: people do not need to be entertained, they need something real to do with their hands.
Teams we have hosted
117 companies trust us with their team experiences
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Adobe
Airbnb
Allina Health
Allstate
Alphabet
Amazon
American Express
Apple
Asana
Atlassian
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Bank of America
Best Buy
Block
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Booking Holdings
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Canva
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eBay
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Fidelity
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Goldman Sachs
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Kaiser Permanente
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Marriott
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Okta
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Palo Alto Networks
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Qualcomm
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Reddit
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Salesforce
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Target
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Uber
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VF Corporation
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The short answer
The difference, in three parts
You leave with something you made, not a photo of something you watched. Three things make that true.
Real technique, not a script
Turkish mosaic lamp work, rug tufting, block printing, sand-brewed coffee — these are not gimmicks invented for a party format. They are real crafts, and every workshop is taught by someone who can actually do the craft.
Taught, not just supervised
A host adjusts to the table in front of them instead of running a fixed demo at the front of the room. They notice who is stuck before that person has to put a hand up.
Studios built for the mess
Real craft needs space, light, storage and a sink. Ours are set up for making, not borrowed for the afternoon — so nothing gets packed away at 6pm because another class is coming in.
KraftStories Originals
Eight workshopsyou will not find elsewhere
Each one started as a question in our studio, not a listing in a supplier catalogue. We build them, teach them, and keep editing them.
Handled
What is already done before you arrive
The reason people book a second time is rarely the craft. It is that nothing was left to them.
- Materials
Cut, measured and laid out at your place before you walk in. Nothing to buy, nothing to bring.
- Skill level
Every original is written for someone who has never done it. No one finishes empty-handed.
- Your host
One person, in the room the whole time. They teach the steps and catch anyone falling behind.
- The clean-up
Ours. You leave with the piece and a photo; we deal with the wax, the glass and the floor.
- What you take
A finished piece, not a half-done one. If it needs to cure or set, we tell you before you book.
An honest comparison
Us, a booked craft class, and a DIY kit night
Three ways to get a group making something. They are not the same job, and we are not the right answer for all of them.
| Booked craft class | DIY kit night | KraftStories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who wrote the workshop | A supplier catalogue | Whoever is free that day | Us — tested in our own studio first |
| Who owns the room | Rented by the hour | Your office cafeteria | Ours, set up for making |
| Who teaches it | A freelancer, first time with you | Nobody — follow the card | A host who runs it weekly |
| If you have never done it | Hope for the best | Hope for the best | Written for a first-timer |
| Remote teammates | Not possible | Not possible | Kits ship to their door, same session |
| Set-up and clean-up | Often yours | Yours | Ours |
| What you leave with | A photo | A part-finished piece | A finished piece |
| Who is accountable | A booking platform | You | Four founders, still hands-on — not a franchise playbook |
Honest note: if you want something cheap, spontaneous and small, a kit night at the office wins. Book us when the group is mixed, the occasion matters, or you do not want to run it yourself.
Two ways to make
At home, or with us
Made at home
865
reviews from kits
Terrarium, mosaic lamp and candle kits, built at kitchen tables.
Made with us
957
reviews from workshops
Studio sessions in New York, Honolulu, San Francisco, San Jose, Irvine.
Where it happens
Seven studios across the US, plus virtual anywhere.
New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Irvine, Austin and Honolulu — the same standard for materials and teaching in every room.
Studios we run
Seven cities, ours to run — including two rooms in New York and two in the Bay Area. Walk any of them room by room before you book.
Or we come to you
The same workshops, packed into cases and set up in your office, hotel ballroom or venue. We bring the tables covered and take the mess with us.
Or we ship it
Kits ship anywhere in the world and your remote teammates join the same live session. Nobody watches a screen while everyone else makes something.
Our studios
Rated in every city we teach in
New York
525
5
Honolulu
226
4.9
San Francisco
73
5
San Jose
55
5
Irvine
18
5
What people say after
The reviews we care most about
The ones that mention the host by name, or say they surprised themselves.
MENGXIN W.
We came here for my friend’s birthday and had such a lovely time. The atmosphere was warm and relaxing, the staff were all so friendly, and the whole experience was so much fun. We loved making our mosaic lamps, and t...
Linda M.
What a fun experience! We were intimidated at first but it was so easy and our instructor was so supportive and 10 minutes into the craft we were totally engaged. South Street Seaport location is set up perfectly for ...
Ronald G.
I had a great time, learning to carve the lino. I have continued to create different stamps and print on shirts, bags and create prints. I noticed that the picture you've been using in the ad for this class of me ...
Alicia L.
Greatest experience i could ask for! Kylie was our host and was the sweetest most patient, and informative person! She was so helpful and encouraging we had lots of fun! Thank you for making this a memorable girls bon...
Andy Mok
Fun tufting experience, would love to do it again now that I had some practice and learned from my mistakes.
Bronika Ato
Great experience! We had a lot of fun. The girls is super fun, she plays great music, and she teaches you well on how to do this.
Bianca Cervantes
Had a great experience, we did team bonding over marble painting. This was my first time hearing about this style of artwork. Enjoyed learning and creating. Definitely recommend and will be back!
Cat George
We had a fun time marble painting! We found the host, Kadir, to be incredibly knowledgeable, positive, and prepared. Definitely recommend!
Who books us
You will recognise yourself in one of these
30,000+ guests in and still run by the four people who started it. If you do not see yourself below, tell us anyway — we would rather say no than sell you the wrong room.
Usually a written answer the same day.
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A team that has done every escape room alreadyNobody competes. People end up talking sideways over a shared task, which is where the real conversations happen.
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A group with very mixed personalitiesIntroverts are not made to perform and extroverts still have room. The task carries the social weight.
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A milestone that deserves more than a barBirthdays, engagements, retirements, reunions — everyone leaves holding the evening rather than remembering it.
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A first or fifth dateTwo hours side by side making something. Easier than dinner and far better material afterwards.
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Kids who will be bored in twenty minutesResized steps, shorter runs, and a host who expects the wandering.
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A company with people in five time zonesIn-studio, on-site and shipped kits run as one session, so remote colleagues are in it too.
Before you ask
Questions we get every week
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No, and most people have none. Every original is written from zero. The host takes the group through it step by step and stays with anyone who falls behind.
That we wrote it. The steps, the timing, the materials list and the failure points were worked out in our own studio and tested on real groups before it went on sale. It is not a workshop we licensed or a kit we resell — and the craft underneath it is a real tradition, not a party format.
Yes. We bring everything, cover the tables, run it and take the mess with us. Tell us the room and the group size and we will confirm what fits.
Kits ship to their door and they join the same live session. They are making the same thing at the same time as everyone in the room.
Small tables of six through to well over a hundred across multiple rooms or a venue. Group size is the first thing we ask, because it decides the studio and the workshop.
Tell your host in the room, or us afterwards. Our commitments page sets out exactly what we do about it and how fast.
Tell us who is coming and we will tell you what fits
Group size, city, rough date. We will come back with the studio, the workshop and a price — in writing, usually the same day.
