Artist Interviews with Scott Tolleson, Mad, Skinner, Huck Gee, and More From Urban Vinyl Daily

Urban Vinyl Daily has been releasing more artist interviews from their trip to Designer Con. Since our last post they have revealed new interviews with Scott Tolleson, Mad, Skinner, Huck Gee, and have more on the way! If you are a fan of designer toys you will want to give them a subscribe HERE so you keep up with their latest videos.

Urban Vinyl Daily Designer Con Coverage Videos

This past weekend Urban Vinyl Daily traveled to Designer Con to check out all the goodies at the show! They have released a short walk through video showing off some of the great products available at the show. They also have released interviews with Ben Goretsky of Designer Con an the artist Craola. They have more on the way so make sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel HERE to keep with all their DCon coverage.

DCon Booth #1028 - Roman Cortez and HoniKoni

Designer Roman Cortez was hoping to have the awesome MC-D2 pieces available for Designer Con 2016, but issues have delayed the delivery and pushed back the timeline. Fear not, Roman will have pre-orders for MC-D2 open at Booth #1028 at Designer Con. Standing at 5" tall, MC-D2 is priced at $125 each. Roman is hoping to have these delivered to him by Thanksgiving weekend, so anyone who pre-orders one of these shiny little guys should have them in hand not too long after Designer Con. Designer Con attendees should stop by Booth #1028 and check out all the offerings Roman will have, as well as stuff from the colorful Honi Koni brand.

Instagram: @RomanCortez
Website: http://store.romancortez.com/
Website: http://www.honikoni.com/

- Mark-Anthony

DCon 2016 Booth #527 - Broke Piggy

It looks like the people over at Broke Piggy are going to try and make collectors go broke with all the customs they are teasing for Designer Con 2016. A special 8" Dunny Custom Exhibit, Toy Within a Toy, featuring works by The Bots, Scott Tolleson, Uamou and Jeremiah Ketner. If that wasn't enough, Broke Piggy also teamed up with artist MADL, for another custom exhibit, Bricked MADL. The Bricked MADL exhibit will feature Brick MADLs as a base and work by the following artists: MAD, Kano, Angry Woebots, Deph, Jesse Hernandez, Marka27, Scribe, and Sket One. If the exhibits weren't enough, Broke Piggy will have a limited amount of Pineapple Monsters by Black Seed Toys. Make sure to stop by the Broke Piggy Booth #527, as they hang out next to a booth featuring DrilOne, Leecifer and Scott Tolleson.

Website: http://www.brokepiggyinc.com/shop/
Instagram: @BrokePiggy

- Mark-Anthony

DCon 2016 Booth #128 - Colus

Artist Colus Havenga, or just Colus, has been hard at work finishing up his Jumper piece in time for Designer Con 2016. Situated at Booth #128, Colus will have six Jumper pieces available for purchase, which he's been teasing for weeks now. This piece started out as a digital sculpt, 3d printed, cleaned, cast and painted, all by Colus. It's definitely been a long 34 weeks or so, from Colus' initial digital sculpt tease posted on Instagram. It's a wonderful thing how digital sculpting and 3d printing can make thoughts into reality. No word on pricing yet as of yet, but maybe one of the toy manufacturers attending DCON will check it out and want to produce Jumper in a larger quantity than the handmade six. For those headed to Designer Con, be sure to stop by Colus' Booth #128 early, it's likely that all the Jumper pieces will hop away into waiting collections.

Jumper - Digital rendering(?) posted by Colus on Instagram, April 1, 2016

Instagram: @Colus
Website: http://www.colus.co/

- Mark-Anthony

DCON 2016 Booth #812 - DKE Toys, Second Batch of stuff

Designer Con 2016 is approaching fast and DKE sent over this latest batch of stuff that will be available at there Booth #812. Here is what DKE has to say:

DKE Toys does about 4 conventions a year in which artists from all over the world create limited artist edition figures. Each piece is generally made out of hand poured resin and many are hand painted on custom printed (and sometimes hand drawn) card backs. Sometimes as many as 20 different artists participate in a given show. Many have commented that the DKE booth at these various shows look like a small art exhibition. While these figures are generally referred to as "bootlegs" they are far from pirated versions of mass marketed toys. Each of these artists use transformative properties in their work to communicate ideas that are often political, parody, or commentary about the pop culture world we live in. Also please do not be confused by the word "toy". These are works of art!!! Do not give to a child to play with. They will break, get ruined, and hurt your children physically and emotionally. DKE also acquires other limited edition figures from artists that are not exclusives so please stop by to see any unannounced specials. Should pieces be left over after the show please email any wants or desires to dketoys@gmail.com and we will do the best we can to accommodate requests.

Omniscient Machinist by Green Plastic Tunnels
Green Plastic Tunnels is back with another release especially for DCon. The Omniscient Machinist stands at 3.75" tall and is hand cast in a multi colored cascade of resin. Affordably priced at $30 tax incl. Hand cast. Edition of 20

Instagram: @greenplastictunnels

greenplastictunnels.bigcartel.com

Bio: I am a 35 year old artist and elementary school art teacher based out of Baltimore MD. Inspirations for artwork range from arbitrary yet eye catching color palettes and forms found in commonplace structures and generic graphic design.

Brat Fink by by Manny X Romero - Iconoclast Toys
Manny X Romero has sold out every figure edition he has ever made. This one looks to be right on the mark as well. Brat Fink embodies our favorite 50s hot rod icon. $75 tax included. Hand cast and painted 3" carded Signed and numbered  edition of 40

Instagram: @artisdead

Illustration by @thrashbury

Poquito's Playhouse: Poquito y Pterrio by Janky Toys
In the grand Mexican bootleg tradition of Robert Cop and Spader-Man, Janky Toys is proud to announce his latest toy line, Poquito's Playhouse. Why, you may ask? Why the fuck not!!! What are you some sort of bigoted politician? $45 tax included. Hand cast and painted 3.75" carded figure. Signed and numbered edition of 20.

Instagram: @jankytoys

 Be sure to grab tickets for DCON 2016 ahead of time.

 - Mark-Anthony

DCON 2016 Booth #908: Miss Monster Mel

Designer Con 2016 is definitely shaping up to be a wonderful event. With a ton of artists and companies on hand, showing off their latest wares, Miss Monster Mel is one of those talented artists. Miss Monster, Melita Curphy, makes wonderful masks, as well as other custom art. Everything from cast little creatures, to painted masks and 1/6 figures. Miss Monster's Booth #908 is definitely a booth that everyone should stop by and check out her work. Miss Monster's art tend to sell out when she puts them for sale online, so being able to check out the work in person is definitely a treat for anyone attending DCon 2016.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missmonstermel
Instagram: @MissMonsterMel
Store: http://missmonster.myshopify.com/
Designer Con Floor Plan

- Mark-Anthony

DCON 2016 Booth #1007 - Neil Winn

Neil Winn creates wonderful creatures in both 2D and 3D forms. This year, Neil Will be at Booth #1007 at Designer Con 2016, down the aisle from October Toys' Booth #1000. Patrons can expect a good number of painted/unpainted monster magnets, Wugas, and anything else Neil Can carry with him to be available. Blank Monster Magnets typically priced at $12 a piece through Neil's online store, while painted versions start at $25 a piece. Be sure to stop by and check out all the monstrous goodies Neil will have available.

Online Store: Neil Winn's Art Store
Designer Con Floor Map

- Mark-Anthony

 

DCON 2016: Adam Quesnell's Despair figure and Pins

 Adam Quesnell and Stand UP! Records are bringing a micro release of Despair mini figures to DCON 2016. With no actual booth for DCON, Adam will be selling these Purple and Green Despair figures backpack style. Each 3" figure is going to be bagged with a header card and is priced at $25 a piece. These marble beauties will be limited to just 5 pieces. To go along with the limited number of Despair figures, Adam will also have a tub full of Despair pins, priced at $7 a piece or $5 with a purchase of a Despair figure. For those attending DCon 2016, be on the lookout for this guy shown below, pick up a figure and/or pin and show some love. This release is going to be one of the final two rubber Despair releases, so don't miss out. Be sure to follow Adam on social media for updates on his location during DCON.

 

- Mark-Anthony

DCON 2016: J*Ryu Pins

With Designer Con 2016 weekend right around the corner, it's a good time for anyone who plans on attending to start making a list of everything he/she wants to pick up at the convention. For example, J*Ryu is going to have 3 pins available for purchase at Jon-Paul Kaiser's booth, #707. Each pin is priced at $12 a piece, with a set of all 3 pins priced at $30. For those unable to attend DCon 2016, J*Ryu already put his pins up in his online store, here. For those who don't follow J*Ryu on social media, J*Ryu posted a little video teasing a bit of GID 8" Dunny love. Be sure to head on over to J*Ryu's social media pages to check it out.

DCON 2016: Pineapple Monster - Broke Piggy X Blackseed Toys

Designer Con 2016 is only a few weeks away and it's shaping up to be another great event. Broke Piggy has collaborated with Blackseed Toys to bring an exclusive colorway of the Pineapple Monster. This will be the first US retail release for Pineapple Monster and those who are interested will need to track down Broke Piggy's Booth #527 at Designer Con 2016 in Pasadena, CA. There will be a limited quantity on hand, with pricing yet to be announced. Be sure to follow Broke Piggy and Black Seed Toys on social media to stay up to date with all of their future releases.

- Mark-Anthony

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Adorable Destruction is Immanent- SpaceCrab by PaintByIan

Impending doom has never looked so freakin cute. Instagram's @Paintbyian has come out of the gate with his first custom vinyl toy for Martian Toy's Space Crab Wars for Designer Con 2015. Team Europe certainly has a strong contender in this one; that little Lunartik is poised to fire the big guns. I love the clean machined finish of the sculptural additions and paint application- not a seam in sight.

Check out Martian Toy's booth #603 for the full exhibition of Space Crab Wars at Designer Con 2015. For more of Martian Toys offerings, follow along here, and check out PaintByIan's painted racing Helmets & Car body shells here.

-Tasha Zimich

New For DesignerCon- NoDrama Llama & Sleepymouse by Tasha Zimich

I'm excited to share a project I've been developing for DesignerCon debut at my shared booth 1033. Tiny and fluffy, these little llamas are feeling light as can be- NoDrama here!

Both hand-painted and single colour resin versions of these 2.5" NoDrama Llama will be available at my DesignerCon booth 1033, shared with Deth Becomes You.

Hand-painted Llamas will be $30ea, and single-colour resin llamas $18ea.

Also debuting at DesignerCon Booth 1033 is my new resin Sleepymouse cameo brooch. There will be one-of hand painted brooches and necklace pendants, and single colour resin versions. These brooches measure approximately 2.75" long.

Hand-painted Sleepymouse brooches and necklace pendants will range in price from $35-55, with single colour resin versions being $20.

Booth 1033 will also feature hand-painted custom toys, original artworks and prints, button sets & goodies. Stop by and say Hi, and thanks for looking!




-Tasha Zimich

Shadoe Delgado's "Shadows and Ghosts" Resin Blindbox Series

Shadoe Delgado presents his latest creations called "Shadows and Ghosts", which is going to be a blindbox resin series. With six different sculpts, each measuring around 3 inches. Each of the 6 figures will have color variants included in the blindbox series, with images of the variants coming in the next few weeks. Each blindbox resin piece is priced at $24.99, while a complete set of all 6 figures is set at $149.99. Something to note however, is that the variants will only be included with blindbox purchases. These "Shadows and Ghosts" are up for pre-order now, through Shadoe Delgado's online store. Shadoe Delgado will also be attending Designer Con 2014, at Booth #1133. He will have these resin pieces, along with other exclusives available at Designer Con 2014.

 

- Mark-Anthony

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DCon 2013 - Bad Juju Brands - Booth 101

Bad Juju Brands is making it out to Designer Con 2013, along with a ton of other artists and companies. Situated at Booth #101, Bad Juju Brands is right by the entrance for the exhibit hall. Bad Juju Brands have invited some awesome Japanese artists to join the festivities. Touma, DT460, and Devilrobots will all be in attendance, in addition to Sket-One, Nick Sawyers and The Beast Brothers. They will also have some Designer Con exclusives at the Bad Juju Brands booth, #101.

Here are the exclusives which will be available for the first time, at Designer Con 2013.
The Beast Brothers Calaverita turns Clear Blue and is limited to 30 pieces. These Clear Blue Calaveritas will be priced at $70 a piece. The Beast Brothers will be signing on Saturday from 3-4pm and again on Sunday from 2-3pm.

Sket-One's resin Dripple figure turns Orange for DCon 2013 and will be limited to 100 pieces. These guys are priced at $95. Sket-One will also be signing at the Bad Juju Brands Booth, #101, from 11am-12pm on Saturday. Why not get the Dripple signed or ask Sket for a quick sketch.

Devilrobots will have a super limited Tofu resin figure available at the Bad Juju Brands booth, just 10 pieces. DT460 will only have 10 BuDog resin figures available for purchase at Designer Con. Both artists Devilrobots and DT460 will have singings at the Bad Juju Brands Booth. Devilrobots will be signing from 2-3pm on Saturday and again on Sunday from 12-1pm. DT460 will be signing first on Saturday from 5-6pm, then on Sunday from 4-5pm.

Touma will also have his FU*KING Sofubi figure available(the grey figure in the upper right of the first photo), which is limited to 30 pieces. Touma's signing will be Saturday 4-5pm and again on Sunday 1-2pm. Artist Nick Sawyers is going to have some customs available and will be signing on Saturday from 12-1pm.


Touma - Designer Con 2013 Exclusive from Bad Juju Brands on Vimeo.

In addition to all of the Designer Con 2013 exclusives Bad Juju Brands is going to have, they are also going to have artist customs, clothing, skate decks, Dripple Figures, and more. DCon attendees should make it point to stop by Booth #101 and say hello to the artists in attendance.

- Mark-Anthony

DCon 2013: N.C Winters Art - Booth 301

N.C. Winters is bringing some awesome pieces of art to Designer Con 2013. N.C. Winters is going to be sharing a booth with 2 other wonderful artists, Jason Limon and Jeremiah Ketner. The following are just a few of the 3D art pieces N.C. Winters will have available at Designer Con. Be sure to follow N.C. Winters on various social media, as he is a creatively great artist.

While at Designer Con 2013, be sure to visit N.C. Winters at Booth #301 and check out all the art on hand.

- Mark-Anthony

DCon 2013: Shadoe Delgado x Trampt - Booth 601

This year, artist Shadoe Delgado is going to have a huge rainbow selection of hand painted cast pieces available at the Trampt Booth, #601. The pieces are casts created by TaskOne, from custom sculpted mini Munnys by Shadoe Delgado. Each one has been hand painted by Shadoe Delgado, to give it his signature style. Expect pricing to be somewhere in the range of $25-35 for one of these little guys. Also, expect there to be a few other pieces from Shadoe Delgado available as well.

Be sure to check these out in person at the Trampt Booth, #601.

 - Mark-Anthony

DCon: Super Suck-Up 2 With Artist Lineup - Booth 126

DKE Toys and the Sucklord brings Super Suck-Up 2 to Designer Con 2013, a group art show featuring exclusive hand painted and customized Sucklord figures. Each design comes blister packed, with the packaging designed by the Sucklord, while each figure is designed and customized by the collaborating artist. Each figure is priced at $100 and will be sold starting at 11am on Saturday and sales will continue for the remainder of the con, or until the show is sold out.

Here is an example of packaging for J*Ryu's custom:

Each figure is going to have a different edition size depending on the artist.
From DKE Toys:

Edition sizes are as follows…
Bob Conge/Plaseebo -  edition of 28
Healeymade – edition of 30
Grody Shogun – edition of 50
JRYU – edition of 50
Jesse Hernandez – edition of 50
Leecifer – edition of 30
Michelle Valigura – edition of 29
Mike Egan- edition of 30
Sket One – edition of 50
TOUMA – edition of 50
UAMOU – edition of 50
Woes Martin – edition of 50
Scott Wilkowski – edition of 50
Sucklord – edition of 35

Sket-One's entry into Super Suck-up, all packaged and ready for purchase:

In addition to a bunch of awesome figures being available, all available artists will be signing on Saturday November 9th, at 1pm, at the DKE Toys Booth # 126. Any remaining figures will be made available on Suckadelic.com sometime after Designer Con is complete.

 

- Mark-Anthony