Mark Sanders (designer)

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]

Mark Andrew Sanders

Biography

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

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

Select list of inventions and designs
  • 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, 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]
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References
  1. Newson, Alex (2013-09-02). Fifty Bicycles That Changed the World: Design Museum Fifty. Octopus Books. ISBN 978-1-84091-650-8.
  2. "Mark Sanders. No-Spill Chopping Board. 1988 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. "ifworlddesignguide.com", https://ifworlddesignguide.com, Retrieved 3 June 2020
  4. Roy, Robin (1993). "Case studies of creativity in innovative product development". 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. GB2155446A, "Medicine container with automatic dose time indicator"
  7. Objects of design, from the Museum of Modern Art. Museum of Modern Art. p. 117. ISBN 0870706969.
  8. https://ifworlddesignguide.com/entry/45000-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. "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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