Courtney Petley is a Tāmaki based woodworker who uses reclaimed native timbers to make stunning utensils and other immaculately hand-carved wooden objects.

Stephen and Courtney connected at the Cross Street Markets in 2019 and together developed the concept for the Balanced Lamp. The Balanced Lamp is a celebration of the subtle beauty in the handmade. The base of the Balanced Lamp is carved by Petley, using Tōtara piles from a railway shed in Morrinsville that was built in the late 1800s. The offset glass globes are hand-blown in Monmouth’s Waitākere studio.

In 2021 we collaborated with Courtney again on Petley x Monmouth Kitchen, a limited range of vessels to pair with Petley objects: a bowl, a jar, and a small pouring dish. We also released a small number of new Balance Lamps in the same fresh colours: mustard, passata red, aubergine, and green apple.