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In design, there are styles, like Arts and Crafts, the International Style, Post-Modernism, and the like, which take their design cues from fundamental theories about the world and how objects and architecture relate to it. Then there are trends. Which come from the fundamental belief that “Ooo! That’s so cute!” This unthinking adherence to and complete overuse of certain images and forms drives me to the edge. It’s boring, repetitive, and just plain bad. That’s why I’m putting out a hit on these five tired trends. I hope they all wake up with a horse head in their bed. Unless that’s going to become the next big thing. 1) Mustaches Oh, my old friend irony. I thought we’d gotten enough of you ...

It’s summer. Barbeque time. And while you might think hanging out in the back yard around a Webber is just fine, there are all sorts of people who aren’t content to just keep up with the Joneses when it comes to their grill--I mean, they’re the Joneses. Boring! So while you and the Joneses are roasting hot dogs in your khaki shorts with your traditional family after you get home from your "job," these guys are cooking on crazy custom grills that make you question your conformity. Or their sanity. Baby Back This barbeque, constructed by David Klose of BBQ Pits by Klose from a 1906-era baby carriage, might be more appropriate for Halloween than Labor Day, given the grisly images it ...