Go over the images  on the left to see large  pictures Always a prolific individual, Darryl Barton knew that he wanted to be able create interesting things that people could use and enjoy for their everyday lives. A year after high school, he was inspired by his dad to seek out the Industrial Design program at the University of Alberta. He worked 3 years of college in his home city of Grande Prairie taking art and history courses to transfer past the first year requirements of the ID program at the U of A. Then after 3.5 years of hard work at the university, He graduated with a Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design. During his education he discovered that he has a passion for designing functional furniture which incorporates an intriguing element or versatile use not commonly found in everyday furniture designs. Since graduating, Darryl is still living in Edmonton and looking for the right design job to enhance and advance his design skills. He is interested in designing towards an environmentally friendly future, reusing found objects or minimizing processes and materials that are damaging to the environment.  
   
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