Structured Organic
For anyone who has no clue what we're talking about, you can see a lot inside the book on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Style-St.....0316067164 and here: http://www.amazon.com/Style-St.....B002B55XDG (they hide different sets of pages).
I days long time rereading and stewing before I decided which was best (structured was competing with contemporary, designed, and simply). I just love their descriptions:
Structured
Spirit: Structured stands for reason and integrity. They build things: systems, structures, achievements. They will map things out and gather all of the essential resources—emotional and material—before they jump into a new endeavor. They don’t like to rush, and they are not prone to shortcuts. They have a gift for recognizing and analyzing patterns, code and themes in situations, artistic works, and group dynamics. They love to engineer and affect change; that’s why they get up every morning. They firmly believe that you need to know the old fashioned and traditional ways of doing things in order to be on the leading edge. Structure is gratified to be a master of few things, rather than jacks-of-all-trades. They take pride in what they do. Without enough rest and playfulness in their lives, Structured can become overly analytical and disconnected from its heart. Structured is very much in touch with its own foundation—fundamentals, values, guiding beliefs—and is rarely swayed from its ideals.
Look and feel: carefully built, sturdy, solid, heavy, graphic, bold. Attention to detail, well-engineered. Ordered, tidy. Rooted in history. Original, primitive.
Basic, business-like, careful, constitutional, deliberative, disciplined, efficient, elemental, exact, fixed, framed, grass roots, logical, methodical, meticulous, painstaking, planned, precise, radical, supportive, systematic, theoretical, together, vital
Organic
Spirit: Organic is a divine dichotomy: practical but spontaneous, structured but flowing. This disposition of Organic is like that of bamboo—light, incredibly strong, growing freely and prolifically. Organic is mindful of the connections between parts, whether in relationships, systems, or physical things. They keenly sense what’s going on (never miss a thing!) and what needs to happen in order to create harmony and ease—Organic strives to unify. They are commonsensical, practical, and organized, and adore systems and solutions that are simple or create ease and efficiency. The challenge for Organic is to accept change without overthinking it, to trust what they already know is true. Organic is wholesome with pure intentions. Their feet are on the ground, they are in tune with the natural order, seasons, and stages of living and working.
Look & Feel: Organic’s aesthetic is based on sensuality, quality, and construction—whether structured or flowing, shape is important. Timeless or simplistic styles, handcrafted, socially responsible or eco-friendly materials. Layered aromas, rich textures, enduring and natural fabrics and substances, hearty and sturdy; never static, always changing; free from manufacturing, over-processing, and chemicals. Pure, essential, enduring.
Animate, basic, biological, cellular, constitutional, elemental, essential, fundamental, inherent, innate, integral, living, natural, necessary, original, primary, primitive, principal, structural, vital