Herringbone
Herringbone — bâton rompu in French — is a zigzag installation pattern in which rectangular slabs are set at 90° to one another, forming a central ridge that runs across the room. Each slab stays whole; cuts happen only at the perimeter. Used in parquet floors since the 17th century, it has been transposed to tile (porcelain, terracotta, zellige) and stone. The pattern reads as a dynamic graphic motif and visually enlarges the room along the chosen direction. The close cousin is the chevron, where slabs are mitred so the ridge is perfectly clean.
Cevica 7.5x30 zellige splashback in herringbone, Fornace Brioni terracotta floor.
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