Of Forbes' 'Ten Design Trends' Two Take the Focus

If you’re an industrial designer given the task to design something that will become “the next big thing,” might we suggest that you make it “green” and in some way alterable by the public at large? We don’t care what it is, from a common plunger to a full-sized luxury car, just make it fit those two criteria. Or so say Forbes in their feature “Ten Industrial Design Trends You Can’t Ignore,” wherein those two specific trends are the central focus.