The Drip Collection

The Drip Collection is the debut exhibition for Alcova Miami by Pennsylvania-based Unform Studio. Blending the contrasting forms of sleek industrial metal and the organic chaos of pooling paint, Drip Collection brings the vibrant colors of Miami to life as bold collectible furniture. Informed by early American Mahantango Valley painted furniture—and built in the very same Pennsylvania valleys—the Drip Collection takes paint as its basis, but rather than using it as applied decoration, makes paint its entire form. The Drip Collection explores the idea of improvisation in furniture design—the melding together of random, organic forms with industrial production processes and materials. Taking inspiration from post-war American art in movements like Abstract Expressionism, where artists such as Helen Frankenthaler experimented with relinquishing control to the material and medium at hand, Drip Collection similarly allows the randomness of paint to fuel and structure the form.
Crafted from high grade aluminum and finished in a durable glossy powder coat, the Drip Collection is suitable for both indoor and outdoor usage, ready to add a splash of bold color to whatever space it is poured into.

After years of multidisciplinary design work, Ryan Twardzik launched Unform Studio in 2022 to focus on uniquely designed furniture highlighting the aesthetics and tactility inherent in good design. Through bold, playful expressions, Ryan’s work walks the line between being sculptural and sculpture, always frontloading functionality. An interest in exploring the creative possibilities of contrast informs Ryan’s designs, where historical references collide and methods and materials meet to create something wholly contemporary. At the heart of Twardzik's pieces lies an attention to craft, quality, and a commitment to local manufacturing in his local Pennsylvania, the capital of America’s finest furniture past and present.