Collected Con Los Angeles 2026

Collected Con is coming to the West Coast. They've been in Chicago since they started back in 2024. If you don't know by now, the show takes place next month, April 25-26 at Magic Box in Los Angeles, CA. Get your tickets now HERE. They have limited VIP tickets still available as well as a weekend pass and single day passes. They also have an after party on Saturday which is a separate ticketed event at Lucky Strike LA from 7pm-11pm. So Cal has been missing a dedicated designer art show for a couple of years now since DesignerCon moved to Vegas. There's a lot of great artists and small companies that will be exhibiting at Collected Con such as Refreshment Toy who will be coming from Japan, 100 Soft and so many indie artists that you're just going to have to come to Collected Con yourself and see who else will be there. Stay Tuned for our coverage of Collected Con next month.

DesignerCon Returns to Pasadena in June

 

 

Recently announced was DesignerCon returning back to its roots in Pasadena on Father's Day weekend, June 20-21, 2026. This show will bring back the focus of the smaller companies and artists that made DesignerCon a success. It was a small community of artists and companies that really embraced the designer and indie art toy scene from low brow art to graffiti culture and everything else in-between. DCon Pasadena was THE SHOW to be at to get your art and work seen. 

As DesignerCon grew, it outgrew the Pasadena Convention Center and needed a bigger venue to fit everyone that wanted to exhibit and to allow more people to attend. They moved to Anaheim before leaving California to Las Vegas a couple of years ago. Dcon Las Vegas will still take place in November and will still be the bigger show out of the two. 

We are looking forward to DCon coming back to where it all started. Those were some of the best times especially when the designer toy scene was taking off. Meeting up with other collectors that we would bump into at other shows and matching message board names to faces. So much nostalgia and good times with a lot of great people in the designer toy community. 

We hope to see some of the OG collectors that we haven't seen in a few years, come out to DCon Pasadena. You can purchase tickets for Dcon Pasadena HERE.  

DesignerCon 2022 Recap

DesignerCon 2022 was back in full force with a huge turnout of exhibitors and attendees at the Anaheim Convention Center. VIP night was held on Friday night November 18th. There was a good amount of VIP attendees ready to purchase exclusives and to get first dibs on what exhibitors had for sale. Some of the popular booths were Medicom as well as 100% Soft, Secret Handshake Toys, Creature Bazaar, Science Patrols, Unbox Industries and many more. Super7, Joe Ledbetter, The Beast is back, Pop Mart, illest, Kidrobot, 3D Retro, Panels, Leen Customs, Gravy Toys, Rampage Toys, Paul Kaiju, My Plastic Heart, Toy Tokyo are just a few of the hundreds of exhibitors at Dcon this year. So many artists, companies from outside the USA like Punk Drunkers and Medicom teaming up with DCon for collaboration show merchandise. NFT's, NTWRK, Out of Order Art Show, Movie/TV inspired Vehicles were in the building like Ecto-1, TMNT Party Wagon, Pizza Planet Truck and Sally from Cars.

There was pretty much something for almost everyone at this show. Sofubi/Japanese Soft Vinyl Toys, vinyl figures, resin figures, plush, apparel, enamel pins, stickers, art prints, nfts, exclusives, limited edition drops, panels etc... 

If you're not a fan of lines or crowds then VIP Night is definitely worth it besides getting first dibs on most exclusives and releases.

Check out our pictures at the links below:

DCon 2022 Part 1

DCon 2022 Part 2

As always thanks to the Collecting Toyz team and shout out to V for the assist! See you guys at the next DesignerCon which is December 15-17 2023 in Anaheim.

DesignerCon 2022

 

 

In 1 week DesignerCon will be back at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Get your tickets at DesignerCon.com. This show will have something for just about everyone. Enamel pins, vinyl toys, NFTs, plush, apparel, sofubi, resin, customs, one-offs and so much more. If you're looking for unique gifts for Christmas well this is the place to get them. A lot of your favorite artists and illustrators will be there as well as major toys/collectibles companies such as Medicom, Super7, Kidrobot, Mondo, Tokidoki and more. 

We're excited to finally get back to somewhat of how things used to be before the pandemic. It'll be great to see a lot more familiar faces or half faces (if wearing face masks) of friends and fellow collectors that we haven't seen since 2019.

What we'll see more of this year is digital collectibles / NFTs. The one good thing about digital collectibles is that it doesn't take up physical space. Haven't really looked into it much but really interested in learning more and seeing what they're all about at DesignerCon this year. 

We are looking forward to the Creature Bazaar area featuring some of our favorite sofubi/ Japanese soft vinyl toys as well as Punk Drunkers, The Beast is Back, Leen Customs, Super7, Secret Handshake Toys, 100% Soft, Fairycookies, Patrick Ballesteros, Unbox Industries, Hype Bao and so many more. 

Make sure to follow us on IG! We'll be posting up photos throughout the show!  

Five Points Fest This Weekend

This weekend is Five Points Fest at Zero Space in Brooklyn! Get your Tickets HERE!!! 'Nuff said! Go get them exclusives!

Unruly Industries New Spider-Man Collecibles

Sideshow's designer driven initiative, Unruly Industries, has collaborated once again with acclaimed pop culture artist and sneakerhead Tracy Tubera to create three new limited edition Marvel statues.

The Unruly artists have faithfully reproduced Tubera's vibrant, hyper-kinetic forced perspective art style in three dimensions, creating three eye-catching and unique designer collectibles that will bring the Spider-Verse to your collection!

The Ghost Spider, Spider-Punk, and Scarlet Spider Designer Collectible Statues are all available to pre-order now, via sideshow.com!

DesignerCon Announces Partnerships With eBay, NTWRK, and VeVe Collectibles for 2022

The Largest Art & Toy Convention In the US Comes In Strong With Title Sponsors eBay, NTWRK, And VeVe Collectibles
Tickets on Sale July 15th 

CONVENTION DATES 
November 18 - 20, 2022 

Anaheim Convention Center
800 W. Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802
 

DesignerCon has amassed a hugely impressive following over its 17 years of existence. Now, in 2022, DesignerCon is returning to the Anaheim Convention Center, bringing all new content and fan-favorite artists. With three epic partners, the show is reaching wider audiences, elevating the experience for existing enthusiasts and bringing new ones to the wonderful works of art toys and collectibles!

Tickets are on sale July 15th, and can be purchased at http://www.designercon.com

Designer Con 2021 Recap

Designer Con 2021 had their own virtual con during the summer but they also had their in-person event held at the Anaheim Convention Center in November. There were still a good amount of exhibitors, artists etc... in attendance. Overall with how things have been regarding the health and safety protocols, the show was held and it was a solid event despite a lot of uncertainty with traveling and covid. Looking forward to all the shows that can be safely attended this year. Here's a link to our DCon Photos HERE. Enjoy!

A Look Back at Summer Slime 4

Photos by M.D.

 

One of the first in-person events for 2021 was Summer Slime 4 hosted by Creature Bazaar. Summer Slime usually takes place during SDCC. SDCC was still a virtual convention back in July. Virtual cons aren't the best but given the circumstances it is what it is most shows had to do virtual cons or cancel/postpone in-person events until things were better. Check out our event coverage in our album HERE.

Five Points Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now!

Five Points Festival announced that their Early Bird Tickets are now on sale! Get your discounted tickets for Five Points Festival in NYC at the Brooklyn Expo Center June 1-2, 2019 HERE. Tickets on-site will be more expensive.

Superplastic's JANKY Figures

WooHoo! The Kickstarter Superplastic's Janky figures arrived in time for Christmas. Most people who backed the Kicksterter for Superplastic received their figures by Christmas. We got 4 Series 1 Blind Boxes and 1 each of Janky the First and Janky the Second. Also got a pair of bunny slippers in their own box. Ok, let's check them out!

Are You Ready For DesignerCon?

Are you ready for DesignerCon? DesignerCon will be held in exactly 3 weeks from this posting at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA on November 11-12 which is also Veteran's Day weekend. Check out the DesignerCon Highlight Video above which will give a a little glimpse of what goes on during DCon. This year, DCon is going full out with huge billboard signs in certain areas in Los Angeles and street banners in Pasadena.

Five Points Festival This Weekend!

Five Points Festival is this weekend at Pier 36 in New York! More info HERE. Five Points Festival will feature Designer Toys, Comics, Street Art, Sofubi, Food Truck and more... The Designer Toy Awards is also going to take place this weekend! You can purchase your tickets online or at Midtown Comics.

Designer Con or Bust!!!

Who's headed to Designer Con this weekend? The show has expanded again this year with an additional hall added plus many artists and exhibitors will be in attendance. You can purchase your tickets HERE. You can expect to see designer vinyl, art, custom toys, vinyl figures, plush, resin and a whole lot more.

SDCC 2015 Recap - Part 9

Another favorite booth that we saw this year was Mondo. They had a lot of cool prototypes of TMNT, Madballs etc... Above is a Casey Jones Mask replica prototype.

Art, DIY, Vinyl Toys etc... at SDCC

Here we just grouped in all the vinyl toy companies, artists booths etc... You'll see pictures from Zero Friends, Giant Robot, Lulubell, Skinner, Frank Kozik, Super7, Rotofugi, Cardboard Spaceship, Gargamel, Grass Hut, Dead Zebra and more... Enjoy the pics!