S4E10 - From Folding Bikes to Electric Aircraft: The Design Philosophy of Mark Sanders

What connects a folding bicycle, a kitchen tool, and an electric ultralight aircraft?

For Mark Sanders, the answer isn’t the category, it’s the thinking.

In this episode of Why Design, Mark joins host Chris Whyte to reflect on a career that spans more than four decades of designing, engineering, and inventing across radically different industries. From his early work as a mechanical engineer at Rolls-Royce, to retraining at the Royal College of Art, to licensing over 100 commercialised products, Mark’s work is united by a clear philosophy: elegance through simplicity.

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