[McPants]

To be fair, design is an evolutionary process. Anything and everything ever designed was at least partially influenced by the designs that came before it almost to the point of copying, which is a good thing to me.

The definition of modern that they use does not mean "The newest design that has never been produced before". Their definition falls more under the lines of zeitgeist, where it is the design that represents the common theme of the current time we live in. This is of course completely subjective, but if you look at all the flat design that is out there it can be argued to be true.