Mark Sanders (designer) explained

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.

Biography

Sanders graduated from the Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) course at the Royal College of Art/Imperial College.^[2] During his time at RCA, Sanders designed the Strida folding bicycle.^[3] The Strida, noted for its simplicity, is featured in the book Fifty Bicycles that Changed the World by Alex Newson.

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

Awards

In 2009, Sanders was named Design Engineer of the Year at the inaugural British Engineering Excellence Awards.^[4]

Select list of inventions and designs

• 1983: Medicine dispenser with automatic dose indicator^[5]
• 1985: Strida triangular folding bicycle
• 1988: No-Spill Chopping Board, part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art^{[6] [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
• 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]

External links

• Mark Sanders' Website

Notes and References

1. Book: Newson, Alex. Fifty Bicycles That Changed the World: Design Museum Fifty. 2013-09-02. Octopus Books. 978-1-84091-650-8. en.
2. https://ifworlddesignguide.com/juror/8193-mark-sanders "ifworlddesignguide.com"
3. Roy. Robin. 1993. Case studies of creativity in innovative product development. Design Studies. en. 14. 4. 423–443. 10.1016/0142-694X(93)80016-6.
4. http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/design-engineering-features/technology/british-engineering-excellence-awards-review-1/20044/ "British Engineering Excellence Awards: Review"
5. 2155446. Medicine container with automatic dose time indicator. GB. 1985-09-25. Sanders. Mark Andrew.
6. Web site: Mark Sanders. No-Spill Chopping Board. 1988 MoMA . The Museum of Modern Art . 4 February 2020 . en.
7. Book: Objects of design, from the Museum of Modern Art . 2003 . Museum of Modern Art . 0870706969 . 117.
8. Web site: MODE.
9. Web site: IFMOVE 9 SPEED . www.pacific-cycles.com . Pacific Cycles Inc. . 4 February 2020.
10. Web site: One Touch Can Opener Wins Gold Award in Businessweek 2007 International Design Excellence Awards . www.businesswire.com . 4 February 2020 . en . 20 July 2007.
11. Web site: Awards . Industrial Designers Society of America - IDSA . 4 February 2020 . en.
12. Web site: Awards Winner . www.daka.com.hk . 4 February 2020 . en.
13. Web site: We talk in Design: Mando Footloose . Mando Footloose . 4 February 2020 . en . 19 December 2014.
14. Web site: Mando Footloose . Mando Footloose IM wins Red Dot Design Award 2015 . 4 February 2020 . 27 March 2015.