It depends on market conditions
When the dominance of a single design on the market, you want something else. We have very much the high-tech knives and classic at the same time. Often design faceless or terrible. It is sometimes bothers.
Here are a couple of examples.
Every time I see Randall knives, I like them. I have some ideas to improve the design, as in the next branch about the shape of the shank or slightly change some of the elements to fit my needs. But this small little details, generally design is gorgeous. Very good proportions (although, rare, in the recruitment of some of the options, it turns Frankenstein)