See, I'm the opposite - I find Alexis Martial's work to be far less flashy and far more relevant. It's much more up my alley.
I understand your point that minimal and relevance is important... however Iceberg was very technically groundbreaking in knitwear where they don't just use standard cable or rib knits.
Under Gerani he has shown some innovative use of cables, intarsias, jacquards, welts, links etc. While Martial looks too graphic and a little too simple for me.
But everyone has different tastes