Mark Sanders (designer)

British designer and engineer

Mark Andrew Sanders One-Touch Can Opener Designed by Mark Sanders for Daka International. Strida Bicycle with upright riding posture

Mark Andrew Sanders is a British designer and engineer. He is the designer of the Strida triangular folding bicycle,[1] as well as the No-Spill Chopping Board, held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.[2]

## Biography

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Sanders graduated from the Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) course at the Royal College of Art/Imperial College.[3] During his time at RCA, Sanders designed the Strida folding bicycle.[1][4] The Strida, noted for its simplicity, is featured in the book Fifty Bicycles that Changed the World by Alex Newson.[1]

Sanders is the principal of MAS Design, a product design and engineering consultancy established in 1984.[3]

## Awards

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In 2009, Sanders was named Design Engineer of the Year at the inaugural British Engineering Excellence Awards.[5]

## Select list of inventions and designs

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* 1983: Medicine dispenser with automatic dose indicator[6]
* 1985: Strida triangular folding bicycle[1]
* 1988: No-Spill Chopping Board, part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art[2][7]
* 2004: iF Mode, with Pacific Cycles, Gold ‘iF Award’ winner,[8] 2013 Red Dot/Taipei Cycle D&I Award winner[9]
* 2006: One Touch Can Opener, 2007 International Design Excellence Awards gold award winner[10][11]
* 2008: One Touch Jar Opener (later called ‘Robotwist™’), Excellence in Design Awards gold award winner,[12] China's Most Successful Designs Award top 25[12]
* 2012: Mando Footloose, Hybrid Folding Electric Bicycle (Design), 2012 Red Dot 'Best of the Best' Design Award winner[13]
* 2015: Mando Footloose IM, Hybrid Electric Bicycle (Design), Red Dot Design Award 2015 winner[14]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Newson, Alex (2 September 2013). Fifty Bicycles That Changed the World: Design Museum Fifty. Octopus Books. ISBN 978-1-84091-650-8.
2. ^ a b "Mark Sanders. No-Spill Chopping Board. 1988 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. ^ a b "ifworlddesignguide.com", https://ifworlddesignguide.com, Retrieved 3 June 2020
4. ^ Roy, Robin (1993). "Case studies of creativity in innovative product development" (PDF). Design Studies. 14 (4): 423–443\. doi:10.1016/0142-694X(93)80016-6.423-443&rft.date=1993&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/0142-694X(93)80016-6&rft.aulast=Roy&rft.aufirst=Robin&rft_id=http://oro.open.ac.uk/28441/1/CaseStudiesOfCreativity2.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mark+Sanders+(designer)" class="Z3988">
5. ^ "British Engineering Excellence Awards: Review", www.eurekamagazine.co.uk, 9 October 2009, Retrieved 3 February 2020
6. ^ GB 2155446, Sanders, Mark Andrew, "Medicine container with automatic dose time indicator", published 1985-09-25
7. ^ Objects of design, from the Museum of Modern Art. Museum of Modern Art. 2003. p. 117\. ISBN 0870706969.
8. ^ "MODE".
9. ^ "IFMOVE 9 SPEED". www.pacific-cycles.com. Pacific Cycles Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
10. ^ "One Touch Can Opener Wins Gold Award in Businessweek 2007 International Design Excellence Awards". www.businesswire.com. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
11. ^ "Awards". Industrial Designers Society of America - IDSA. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
12. ^ a b "Awards Winner". www.daka.com.hk. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
13. ^ "We talk in Design: Mando Footloose". Mando Footloose. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
14. ^ Mando Footloose (27 March 2015). "Mando Footloose IM wins Red Dot Design Award 2015". Retrieved 4 February 2020.

## External links

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* Mark Sanders' Website

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* RKD Artists
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