The herringbone pattern is an arrangement of rectangles used for floor tilings and road pavement, so named for a fancied resemblance to the bones 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.
The herringbone pattern has a symmetry of wallpaper group pgg, as long as the blocks are not of different color (i.e., considering the borders alone).
As a geometrictessellation, the herringbone pattern is topologically identical to the regular hexagonal tiling. This can be seen if the rectangular blocks are distorted slightly.
In parquetry, more casually known as flooring, herringbone patterns can be accomplished in wood, brick, and tile. Subtle alternating colors may be used to create a distinctive floor pattern, or the materials used may be the same, causing the floor to look uniform from a distance. Laying a herringbone floor is very challenging, since the multitude of small rows must be made to line up smoothly, which can be difficult in a room which is not perfectly flat. Small mistakes in a herringbone floor can be rather glaring because of the way the pattern lines up, so care must be taken.
Masonry also utilizes herringbone, often as an accent pattern on the sides of buildings and other structures. A floor or outdoor walkway made from stone or brick may be made entirely from herringbone, or herringbone stripes may be integrated into other patterns. Just like with flooring, the rows must be carefully aligned to maintain the integrity of the pattern.
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February 15, 2024
herringbone, pattern, other, uses, herringbone, disambiguation, parallel, boundary, rotatedvariations, ratio, 1the, herringbone, pattern, arrangement, rectangles, used, floor, tilings, road, pavement, named, fancied, resemblance, bones, fish, such, herring, bl. For other uses see Herringbone disambiguation Parallel to boundary 45 rotatedVariations by ratio 2 1 3 1 6 6 1The herringbone pattern is an arrangement of rectangles used for floor tilings and road pavement so named for a fancied resemblance to the bones 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 The herringbone pattern has a symmetry of wallpaper group pgg as long as the blocks are not of different color i e considering the borders alone Herringbone patterns can be found in wallpaper mosaics seating cloth and clothing herringbone cloth shoe tread security printing herringbone gears jewellery sculpture and elsewhere Contents 1 Examples 2 Related tilings 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksExamples edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Egyptian mats with herringbone pattern with two different colors Salzburg Austria pavement Budapest Hungary pavement Brooklyn Nets maple herringbone parquet floor at Barclays CenterRelated tilings editAs a geometric tessellation the herringbone pattern is topologically identical to the regular hexagonal tiling This can be seen if the rectangular blocks are distorted slightly nbsp Parallelogram distorted nbsp Hexagonal distorted nbsp Hexagonal tilingIn parquetry more casually known as flooring herringbone patterns can be accomplished in wood brick and tile Subtle alternating colors may be used to create a distinctive floor pattern or the materials used may be the same causing the floor to look uniform from a distance Laying a herringbone floor is very challenging since the multitude of small rows must be made to line up smoothly which can be difficult in a room which is not perfectly flat Small mistakes in a herringbone floor can be rather glaring because of the way the pattern lines up so care must be taken Masonry also utilizes herringbone often as an accent pattern on the sides of buildings and other structures A floor or outdoor walkway made from stone or brick may be made entirely from herringbone or herringbone stripes may be integrated into other patterns Just like with flooring the rows must be carefully aligned to maintain the integrity of the pattern See also editHerringbone cloth Herringbone gearReferences editGrunbaum Branko Shephard G C 1987 Tilings and Patterns W H Freeman and Company ISBN 0 7167 1193 1 Page 476 Tilings by polygons 19 of 56 polygonal isohedral types by quadrangles External links edit nbsp Media related to Herringbone patterns at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herringbone pattern amp oldid 1194334039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
