Manberdo Josh Sims

Manberdo creates objects that appear both simple and deliberate. Every piece starts with a question and ends in a form that feels inevitable — clean, functional, and quietly intentional. His work invites curiosity without trying to explain itself.  

He works with many materials, switching between them depending on what the idea needs. Some pieces end up looking like furniture, others like art, but all are built with the same level of care. Manberdo believes a good idea deserves to be made properly — that how it’s built is part of what it says. 

His background is in design and fabrication, shaped early on at OCAD University and refined through years of hands-on experimentation. The result is a mix of precision and instinct — one eye on the technical details, the other on how it feels. 

 He doesn’t chase trends or materials; he works until the piece feels inevitable, like it couldn’t have been made any other way. 

Manberdo’s work often plays with value – what we choose to keep, what we throw away, and why. Pieces like Dropout, Human Holder, and Safe Table turn familiar objects into questions about trust, ownership, and purpose. His approach is clean, but never cold. The humour and humanity sit just beneath the surface, revealed only when you spend a little time with the work. 

For him, quality isn’t about luxury. It’s about integrity – doing something right because it matters, not because anyone is watching. 

 That belief runs through everything he makes, whether it’s a sculpture, a piece of furniture, or something that falls in between. 

Manberdo lives and works in Goodwood, Ontario, surrounded by the tools, machines, and materials that let him chase ideas without limits. His work doesn’t aim to fit within categories. It’s about building things that last, both physically and in memory.