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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.
  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.
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