One-Touch Can Opener Designed by Mark Sanders for Daka International

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Mark Andrew Sanders is a British designer and engineer. He is the designer of the

Strida Strida is a portable bicycle, portable Belt-driven bicycle, belt-driven folding bicycle with a distinctive A-shaped collapsible frame, designed by British engineer and designer Mark Sanders (designer), Mark Sanders. The first model, Strida 1 ...

triangular

folding bicycle A folding bicycle is designed to be compacted into a smaller, more manageable size or shape, making it easier to store or carry . When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings, on public transportation (facilitating mixed-mo ...

, as well as the No-Spill Chopping Board, held in the permanent collection of the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...

Biography

Sanders graduated from the Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) course at the Royal College of Art/Imperial College."ifworlddesignguide.com"
''https://ifworlddesignguide.com'', Retrieved 3 June 2020 During his time at RCA, Sanders designed the

folding bicycle. 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 The British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs) were established in 2009 as a means to demonstrate the high calibre of engineering design and innovation within the UK. Small and large British companies are encouraged to submit their entries into ...

Select list of inventions and designs

* 1983: Medicine dispenser with automatic dose indicator * 1985:

triangular folding bicycle * 1988: No-Spill Chopping Board, part of the permanent collection of the

* 2004: iF Mode, with

Pacific Cycles Pacific Cycles is a Taiwan, Taiwanese bicycle designing and manufacturing company headquartered in Xinwu District, Taoyuan, Xinwu District, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Taoyuan City. The company manufactures its self-designed cycles including Folding bicycle ...

, Gold ‘iF Award’ winner, 2013 Red Dot/Taipei Cycle D&I Award winner * 2006: One Touch

Can Opener A can opener (North American and Australian English) or tin opener (British English) is a mechanical device used to open metal tin cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the ...

, 2007

International Design Excellence Awards The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is an award program previously co-sponsored by ''BusinessWeek'' magazine, and in 2010 ''Fast Company'' magazine and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). According to the IDSA, IDEA "i ...

gold award winner * 2008: One Touch

Jar Opener A jar opener is a kitchen device which is used to open glass or plastic jars. A jar is sealed by either (a) a Screw cap, screw-off rubberised lid or (b) a lid placed on the opening of the jar with a rubber sealing-ring between. Screw-off lid ...

(later called ‘Robotwist™’), Excellence in Design Awards gold award winner, 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 * 2015: Mando Footloose IM, Hybrid Electric Bicycle (Design), Red Dot Design Award 2015 winner

References

External links

Mark Sanders' Website
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