Curve — Maxwell Sims

Maxwell Sims

Maxwell Sims is a product designer from Canada. He aims to find an intersection where expression and practicality meet.

Maxwell Sims is a Toronto-based designer exploring how materials, form, and meaning shape the built environment. Exhibited internationally, including in New York and Paris, his projects reflect an ongoing interest in how sensorial detail and cultural awareness coalesce as phsyical 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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+1 647-551-5711 (Canada)

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Curve Tray

Materials: Cardstock, magnets
Dimensions: 30cm x 40cm x 10cm

Curve Tray came about through experimentation with curved creasing. Usually, a curved fold/crease is used in ‘deployable’ technologies which allows a form with complex geometry to be quickly constructed. Using very thin 1mm magnets, Curve Tray snaps together in moments creating a complex form through two simple actions.

The tray is made of thick cardstock and can slide easily into a notebook or laptop sleeve, which is useful for people who change work environments often. The center mound naturally splits the tray in half, enabling a simplistic two-sided organization.

Curve Tray is part of an ongoing research project for a community organization that investigates products that can be manufactured from home. This meant the tray should efficiently be made with three tools: an exacto blade, something to score with, and a cutting template.