Just like in fashion, design trends are often seen to be cyclical and are typically born of societal needs and pressures. Trends can often be identified by common catch phrases; we’ve all seen them. Most recently, we’ve seen labels such as “all natural”, “organic” and “green” frequent the advertising vehicles of our food industry, fashion, and in the design world, our building materials. If you’ve been around, or studied the history of design, you will be familiar with past t