The only trend is down

Goodness knows that there are more important things going on in the world just now, but rather than talk about George W. Bush's new election partner, erm, I mean prisoner of war, I thought I'd instead bring this article to your attention. It's a short but fascinating article about some of the trends being predicted for the next year. I should probably point out that it's not necessarily the trends themselves that are interesting so much the insight it gives into the people driving them. For example:

"Food needs to be accessorised," said Edouard Malbois of Enivrance, which describes itself as the world's first designer of foods and drinks. "There must be happiness in snacks, small bright foods people can carry around (like nomads)."

Obviously I'm in no position to comment about the significance of anyone elses job, but the fact that there's a rising profession of "food designers" makes me worry for the future of humanity.

I'll take my food without accessories thank you very much.