Op Art and Gestalt psychology, the tiles are laid out in a
zigzagging pattern that warps perspective at the back
of the space.
"It's just a simple herringbone pattern," said Nathanael Dorent,
"but we've applied it in three dimensions, to create something
really eye-popping".
The herringbone pattern is
an arrangement of rectangles
used for floor tilings and road
pavement, so named for a
fancied resemblance to the
skeleton of a fish such as a herring.
The blocks can be rectangles or
parallelograms. The block edge
length ratios are usually 2:1, and
sometimes 3:1, but need not be
even ratios.
A successfully innovative application of existing functional design
into a new and unconventional environment to give a fresh perspective.