FROM THE FOUNDER
The Alternate Reality
My name is Van Daryl. I’d like to ask you a question: Where would we be if the Concorde was never grounded?
Let me tell you: Anywhere in the world in half the time.
But no…the politicians, the fearful, and the unimaginative told us to slow down because it was the “right” thing to do. It was the “moral” thing to do. So we clipped our own wings. The politicians got their votes and the fearful got what they wanted: a world without change.
If you disagree with this premise, then VAN DARYL is probably not for you.
But if you see as I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you dream as I dream, then join us. Together, we will create ungodly things the world has never seen.
WHAT MAKES A VAN DARYL?
If It Looks Insane, It's Probably Ours.
We hate when bureaucracy, politics and petty morality stop the advancement of art and science. Asking “why” we do things that propel humanity forward insults the men and women who brought us the moon, created the internet, and broke speed records. Today, progress needs to be voted on, progress needs to tiptoe around the sensitive, progress bows to the loud minority.
Not here.
I rejected this nonsense and created a playground where designers, scientists, and artists are free to create without persecution, where strange and challenging ideas are free to leap from simple sketch into reality. Here, progress requires no permission. And it will make no apologies.
WHO WE ARE
Meet the Team
Daryl, as he prefers to be called, insists he is just a regular guy with big dreams. Daryl says, “I was never naturally artistic, I had to work extremely hard at it.”
After 15 years of creating insane vehicles, Daryl’s works are part of important historic collections at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, the MAD Gallery in Switzerland and Dubai, the Arsenale in Macau, and the Gallery of Modern Art in Australia. Daryl has also designed pieces for prestigious companies like Le Bon Marche in Paris, and Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.
His work has been featured in the Discovery Channel, BBC, Top Gear, GQ, Esquire, Wired, and has been published in Gestalten’s “the Current” and “the Ride,” and “the Motorcycle” by the Haas Moto Museum.
Currently, Daryl leads Bandit9, VAN DARYL, and his new acoustic guitar startup, Deschain. But Daryl gives most of time to his family. He credits his wife and his son for driving him beyond what he ever thought possible.
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ABOUT VAN DARYL
"I wanted to make cool stuff."
Daryl, as he prefers to be called, is just a regular guy with big dreams. Daryl says, “I was never naturally artistic, I had to work extremely hard at it.” Before tackling the automotive industry, Daryl spent a decade serving as Art Director/Creative Director in ad agencies all over the world.
"In the ad world, there is so much talent that produce so many amazing ideas on a daily basis; they never get a chance because clients are too chicken. What's the point of hiring a creative agency if you're not going to listen? I just want to make cool stuff. So I left."
Daryl never looked back. Making "cool stuff," as it turns out, works.
Daryl’s works are now part of historic collections in museums, from the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles to the Gallery of Modern Art in Australia. Daryl has also designed pieces for prestigious companies like Le Bon Marche in Paris, and Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.
His work has been featured in the Discovery Channel, BBC, Top Gear, GQ, Esquire, Wired, and has been published in Gestalten’s “the Current” and “the Ride,” and “the Motorcycle” by the Haas Moto Museum.
Currently, Daryl leads Bandit9, VAN DARYL, and his new acoustic guitar company, Deschain & Co.
But Daryl gives most of time to his family. He credits his wife and his son for driving him beyond what he ever thought possible.
ONE ON ONE
LET US CREATE YOUR NEXT IDEA
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