Even though Cox was limited by the co-op building’s constraints (moving plumbing around was a no-go), the designer ... was able to brighten up the zig-zag kitchen and give the homeowner a ...

You can spot the zig-zag letters from their zig-zag lines. Let's look at the ‘V’ here. That down up movement makes the zig-zag. ‘W’ is the same, only with more diagonals. Down, up ...