I bought my brother a Spyderco Santoku, thinking he'd appreciate the gesture. But wouldn't use it much. (His main knife was 400.00+) Little did we both know, that knife would become his go to. He's a well educated chef, and has used his fair share of knife shapes. He swears by that Santoku design.
But to add to the original post. Yes, I'd like to see a line up similar to their old kitchen knifes sold a decade or so ago. (At least in their factory outlet.) Nice wood/g-10 handles, nothing too fancy.