a bit of math, a few sledge hammer whacks, and a whole lot of electrical later… dripyoga was born.

When Marybeth Searls, the founder and brainchild of dripyoga, couldn't find the cool, modern yoga studio she envisioned - she decided to build it. Searls latched onto a recipe for a studio that included a dimly lit room, infrared heat, and beat-driven classes. "I want people to feel transported from their day the moment they walk through the door”, she explained. “I want drip to be an escape”.

I signed onto drip’s buildout as both Interior Designer and Brand Consultant. I didn’t know it then, but creating drip alongside Marybeth would become one of my most challenging yet rewarding projects to date.

The road to drip

  • The footprint of drip is intimate, so we had to be thoughtful about every square inch when designing the space. We started by asking ourselves what makes a space feel moody? After many late night brainstorming sessions, we landed on a design that felt less like a gym and more like your favorite neighborhood cocktail bar. Moody lighting, clean lines, dark color drenching, and a dash of sparkle had drip feeling like a quick teleportation from the real world.

  • Drip’s former space was a run-down nail salon. It was a complete gut from top to bottom. We transformed a long narrow space into a lobby, studio, and refresh area. Drip needed all new electrical to house eight infrared heat panels, and an entire new HVAC system to support the heat. The build out started in the summer of 2022 and stretched through the fall. If what we dreamed didn’t exist, we made it. A few of the projects included concrete pendant lights, upholstery bench seating, refurbished lockers, and fluted remote controlled candles for every yoga spot.

  • Dripyoga officially opened its doors in the fall of 2022 to an overwhelming response. Since then, drip has collaborated with numerous brands, hosted around 4,000 classes, and held a retreat in Tulum. Two years after opening, drip picked up the sledge hammer once more to “knock down walls and hang more disco balls”. In a few short weeks, drip reopened with double the footprint in their space.