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 2025 Recap

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DesignerCon 2025 took place November 14-16, 2025 at The Expo at World Market Center in Las Vegas. This year marked DesignerCon's 20th Anniversary. How has it been 20 years? We've been attending DCon since their days in Pasadena and then to Anaheim as the show kept growing every year. This year had more exhibitors and a lot more attendees compared to last year. 

Kaleidos Creative x Dcon The Official Launch Party took place Thursday night, November 13th at Notoriety. Photos can be seen HERE.

Custom Kairos at Dcon can be seen HERE.

Custom Vans Shoes can be seen HERE. 

Here's more pictures from DesignerCon 2025 HERE. 

DesignerCon 2025 was awesome! Medicom, Punk Drunkers, How2Work, 3D Retro, GSF, MVH, Sunguts, Creature Bazaar, Paul Kaiju, Toy Art Gallery, My Plastic Heart, ToyQube, Leen Customs, Pretty Done, Rokimoto and so many more. If you haven't made it to Dcon since they moved to Vegas, make sure to save the dates for November 13-15, 2026. See you next year!!! 

Kaijufornia Vol. 2 Recap

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Kaijufornia Vol.2 took place on September 27th, 2025 at Bear Cave CCG in Northridge, CA. We were in So Cal and decided to check it out while we were down there. We were unable to attend last year's show. It was a chill event with a small group of local toy makers such as The Beast is Back, Uh-Oh Toys, Secret Handshake Toys and more. If you are in So Cal, this is a show that you should attend. Easy to get what you want with minimal crowds and lines. No date has been announced for next year yet but we will keep you posted when we find out. In the meantime, check out our pics above for a slideshow of what you missed. 

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.

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!

Pre-Order JET JAGUAR Soft Vinyl Figure (Medic Variant)

JET JAGUAR (MEDIC) variant, featuring a colorway inspired by GODZILLA ISLAND. You can pre-order this at Mondo HERE for $90.

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

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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.

DesignerCon 2021 This Weekend!

DesignerCon 2021 is back this weekend starting Friday, November 12th for VIP Ticket Holders and into the weekend. This is one of the first conventions to slowly come back after the pandemic shut down pretty much everything for over a year. Attendees and Vendors will still have to mask up and show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test. More details can be found on their website HERE. 

DesignerCon 2020 This Weekend

 

DESIGNERCON RETURNS NOVEMBER 13TH - 15TH FOR THE MOST AMBITIOUS CON OF 2020!

New Partnership With Popshop Live App Will Bring Vendors’ Storefronts And Artists Live to Viewers’ Screens, While Allowing Them to Skip the Lines And Avoid the Crowds

In spite of the unusual presentation, attendees can expect many of the traditions they’ve come to love. Every year, DesignerCon organizes events and aesthetics around an important pop-culture theme, and 2020 is no different. For this edition of DCON, the expo celebrates the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future—a franchise more timely than ever IN 2020.

 

CONVENTION DATES

November 13 - 15, 2020

Since its founding in 2005, DesignerCon has grown into the largest designer toy and art convention in the United States. With COVID-19 disrupting the global event industry, founder Ben Goretsky remains determined to continue expanding—this time into the digital realm. For its 2020 edition, DesignerCon will broadcast and sell to thousands of attendees on Popshop Live, a groundbreaking platform at the forefront of streaming commerce. 

Companies that have already signed up for the innovative approach to the convention include Japan’s MEDICOM (with DesignerCon being their only US convention), Toy Cube, and 3D Retro. Participating artists include Valfre, Joel Ledbetter, Luke Chueh, and Jorge R. Guiterrez, to name a few. his year’s set of DCON exclusive Be@rbricks will be designed by Jermaine Rogers, Louis De Guzman, Valfre, Alex Pardee, and Greg Mike. Tickets will go on sale in October, and DesignerCon will be hosted live on the Popshop Live app from November 13 to 15th, 2020.  

Today is the last day to purchase VIP Tickets but you can purchase all tickets HERE.

Who's Ready for Designer Con 2019?

Designer Con 2019 is literally right around the corner. Next weekend November 22-24th, Designer Con will be taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. There will many different events happening as well as tons of exclusives and releases from artists, companies and so much more. Below is some of what will be taking place next weekend at Designer Con.

MVH vs Punk Drunkers "Mutant Punks" at Death's Vault

It's that time of year again... time for Black Sabath 4 at Death's Vault presented by Mutant Vinyl Hardcore. This year was a huge collaboration with Japanese brand Punk Drunkers, including an Aitsu styled head newly sculpted by MVH for the DX body. Over 50 one-offs, a variety of small micro runs and blank releases were available. Overall a very well put together, nicely themed show!