Oct 31, 2012
Refreshment – Designer Con Exclusive Debris Japan and Dry Head
The Refreshment booth #523 will have a couple of Designer Con exclusives available to you all this weekend. For your shelving pleasures, RESTORE will be dropping his all new “Diffuse Edition” Debris Japan figure for $100. For your key ring pleasure, there will be a 2.3” “Diffuse Edition” Dry Head Keychain for $15. I hope that last sentence didn’t sound wrong.. We wish you luck in grabbing these awesome releases!
Gary Ham for Designer Con
Gary Ham will be bringing a long a few of his Wooper Loopers and Monster Toytem figures to this years Designer Con. His super cute sofubi Axolotl figures feature a clear purple vinyl and will feature 3 different spray options, metallic silver/black, metallic purple, and deep matte purple. There will be 8 of each up for grabs at $65 a piece!
Oct 30, 2012
Designer Con Exclusive Stingy Jack and Calliope Jackalope Limited Edition Coins
Exclusive to Designer Con 2012 are the limited edition Brandt Peters’ Stingy Jack and Kathie Olivas’ Calliope Jackalope coins. These 1.5” metal “Death” coins also feature candies on the other side. They will retail $20 per set with 100 sets available. You will find them at the Designer Con booth #100!
Silent Stage Gallery x Woebots @ DesignerCon (11.3)
Silent Stage will feature Angry Woebots for DesignerCon with two new Gazer busts as well as a selection of prints and apparel. Glow power will be on offer with the Crystal Skeleton GID Gazer (50 pcs, $200) and the rarest edition yet, the GID Gazer (5 pcs, $250). Check the shots of the Skeleton GID after the jump to scope out the inner sculpt from multiple angles. The busts and other goods will be available from the Silent Stage booth (#825).
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Oct 29, 2012
Pretty In Plastic Bazaar @ Designer Con
The Pretty In Plastic booth will not only have toys, but also housewares, jewelry, and art objects at their Booth #116. At the Pretty in Plastic Bazaar they will have goods from Jai & Jai, KARVT, Brutherford Industries, B-PLUS, Miyu Decay, Elliot Jackson, Amber White, Pretty In Plastic, and some other surprises soon to come! They will also have face painting, masks, helium, and photographers. No idea what the helium is for, but sounds like a party!
Toy Art Gallery – Designer Con Signings and Exclusives
Here we have a list of Toy Art Gallery will be bringing with them to Designer Con! They will be found at booth #400 will they have a selection of goodies that will tickle anyone’s fancies. They’ve got Galaxy People exclusive figures, Pollen Kaiser and Luftkaiser’s from Paul Kaiju, MyGuys by Meredith Dittmar, White Edition Deathshead (50 Pieces) by David Flores, Metallic Rainbows Umous from Uamou, Nathan Hamill’s Strife and Sire figure, Waodog one offs from Waotoyz, and much more!
They will also have David Flores (12-12:30), Nathan Hamill (1-1:30), and Paul Kaiju (2-2:30) signing at their table!
They also mention a sneak peak of their TAG Lifesize figure series, which should be… well.. BIG!
Chris Ryniak – Stinky Ginger Debut & Release at Designer Con
Making its debut and exclusive release at Designer Con is Chris Ryniak’s Stinky Ginger sofubi figure! The “Raw Stinky” unpainted green vinyl colorway will be available at the Circus Posterus booth #500 this weekend! This figure definitely came out great and cannot wait to see some painted editions. Hopefully we get to see a few at the con.
Oct 27, 2012
Circus Posterus – Designer Con Exclusive Calliope Jackalope by Kathie Olivas
The Circus Posterus Booth #500 at Designer Con will be the base for the first release of Kathie Olivas’ Calliope Jackalope figure. This Designer Con exclusive features a light blue vinyl with silver, white, black and flesh paint. They will be limited to only 120 pieces for $95 each. Who will be there to try and score one of these beauts!
Kuso Vinyl’s Ponburger @ DesignerCon (11.3)
Kuso Vinyl will be at DesignerCon once again and will be releasing their brand-new Ponburger vinyl coin bank, part of their KusoPon all-star series. Limited to 300 pieces, this scrumptious edition follows the now sold-out Luckitty Pon with a clever design that repurposes the ‘hands’ as pickles. The 6” piece will be available for $25 from the Kuso Vinyl booth [#330].
Oct 26, 2012
Toy Art Gallery – Designer Con Excluisve Deathshead by David Flores
David Flores’ Deathshead figure will be making an appearance at this years Designer Con. Released as White/Silver edition, this may yet be the most limited release to date as an edition of 25 pieces. David will also be in attendance of the show as well, so be sure to bring some goodies to get signed! Find him at booth #400.
Squid Kids Ink. – Designer Con Exclusive Mini 10-Doh
Squid Kids Inc. will once again be attending this years Designer Con. With them, they will be releasing the Limited Edition Designer Con Exclusive Mini 10-Doh figures. They will be available at their both #600 for $20 and is limited to only 50 pieces. This release was designed by Scott Tolleson and features the DCon mascot!
Oct 25, 2012
Super7 – Fossila Eruption Event & Pocket Rose Vampire @ Designer Con
Super7 will be present at this years Designer Con and they’ve got a couple things for you to look forward to! First up is the Fossila Eruption event, stick your hand down the volcano and pull yourself a one-of-a-kind Fossila figure! How awesome is that! Each pull will cost ya $95 each.
Next up is the brand new Pocket Rose Vampire by Josh Herbolsheimer, who is cast in a Fizzy Root Beer colored clear vinyl with glitter! They will be available at their booth #417 for $25 each.
Hyperactive Monkey – Designer Con Exclusive Quicksilver Edition Deluxe Ninja Monkey
Jerome Lu of Hyperactive Monkey will be releasing the Designer Con exclusive Quicksilver Edition Deluxe Ninja Monkey at his booth #601. This sparkly ape comes equipped with 2 katana blades, 2 ninja stars, and 1 kusarigama. For your framing pleasure, the Quicksilver edition will come with a Mini Black on a Silver Foil print. This exclusive run is limited to only 25 pieces and will retail $75 each.
Paul Kaiju for Designer Con 2012
It’s a little more than a week away from Designer Con and I know a lot of you are pumped on what Paul Kaiju may be bringing to the table. He’s been posting a few teasers featuring his Mockbats and his Salamander Joes that are just to die for! He’s also received a shipment of what looks to be his new Unchiman vinyl figure! Paul has also been posting photos of painted editions of his new vinyl, which we hope will also make it to the sales floor! You also cannot forget about his Luftkaiser releasing at the TAG booth. You will find his goods at booth #109.
Oct 24, 2012
Scott Tolleson @ DCon: Melange Deadbeet, Nosellots and more
For this year’s DesignerCon, Scott Tolleson will have plenty to tempt collectors. First up is the brand-new Melange Deadbeet (25 pcs, $60). The 2nd edition of his new sofubi figure is cast in clear dark orange with glitter and it glows in the dark (wizardry!). Scott will also be releasing his Mr. Pinkerton Qee A/P’s – five in each of the four editions (20 total). The A/P’s will come with a limited-edition print and will go for $50. And finally for all your plush needs, the winner of the DTA Best Plush award will be offering the entire Nosellots plush family including its newest member Jedidah McDoogle along with a special ‘D-Con deal’. Drop by Scott’s booth (#708) to check it all out.
Clogtwo x DKE – DesignerCon Exclusive Dark Emerald Hell Lotus (11.3)
DKE will release their exclusive Dark Emerald Hell Lotus by Singaporean artist CLOGTWO and Mighty Jaxx @ DesignerCon (11.3). Based on the photos, the deep green shade shows off the intricate details of the thought-provoking, ‘tradition fuses with modern society’, sculpt quite nicely. Limited to just 25 pieces, the Dark Emerald Hell Lotus will be available at the DKE booth (#124) from show open (9 AM) for $135.
Nathan Hamill x TAG – Strife and Sire Dead of Night Ed. @ DCon (11.3)
Hot on the heels after the debut of Nathan Hamill’s Strife and Sire (3DRetro) @ NYCC, Toy Art Gallery will release its exclusive Dead of Night Edition @ DesignerCon (11.3). Limited to 100 pieces, the new black + red edition strikes a dark, brooding mood. The figure will be available @ TAG’s booth (#400) for $50 and Nathan will be signing @ 1 PM.
Brandt Peters – Stingy Jack @ DesignerCon (11.3)
Circus Posterus will return to Pasadena for DesignerCon (11.3) with several artists bringing plenty of tempting goodies. High up on our personal list will be this 2nd colorway of Brandt Peters’ Stingy Jack sofubi produced as a collaboration between Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus. Limited to 120 pieces, this new orangish brown with a shot of blue edition is based on Brandt’s previous Toxic Marshmallow resin custom. Sixty of the figures will be available from the CP booth (#500) @ DesignerCon for $95 with the remaining sixty split between Tomenosuke and Stranger Factory for an online drop, tentatively scheduled for November 10th.
Oct 23, 2012
Flat Bonnie’s DesignerCon Exclusive 18” YetiBun Plush
Yukari of Flat Bonnie will be at DesignerCon with an exclusive hand-made 18” YetiBun plush (edition of 10, $35). The exclusive edition will feature a sewn-in Flat Bonnie/DesignerCon tag as well as a signed/numbered hang tang. YetiBun should have broad appeal. It’s cute without being overly so with just a bit of quirkiness in the mix thanks to it’s Yeti DNA.
As with Flat Bonnie’s other plush offerings, a portion of proceeds from YetiBun sales will be donated to bunny and animal rescues to increase awareness of the need to adopt rabbits and other animals. Limited to ten pieces, the exclusive YetiBun will be available in booth 530 @ DesignerCon (11.3) for $35 each.