Clip — Maxwell Sims

Maxwell Sims

Maxwell Sims is a Toronto-based designer exploring how materials, form, and meaning shape the built environment. Exhibited internationally,his projects reflect an ongoing interest in how macro and micro decisions coalesce as physical products. His projects have been featured in publications such as Dezeen and Design Milk.

He studied Industrial Design at OCAD University in Toronto, and The Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen and his work spans areas such as research and product development.

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Clip

5mm Stainless Steel Wire

(Developed as a part of Unfinished Business Copenhagen)

Clip is a candle holder that borrows from the logic of the clip-light typology — using the edge of a desk or shelf for stability rather than a base. This allows the candle to sit high off a surface while avoiding the precarity of a narrow base or the bulk of a wide one. The holder relies on the inherent spring of steel wire to generate the clamping pressure that keeps it upright, while generous curves create the contact points necessary for a secure hold.