DesignerCon 2018
13th ANNUAL DESIGNERCON EXPANDS TO ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER AFTER RECORD BREAKING 2017 ATTENDANCE
NOVEMBER 16 - 18, 2018
13 years ago, DesignerCon (aka DCON, presented by 3DRetro) debuted at the Pasadena Convention Center and quickly became the West Coast’s premier convention for fans, collectors and creators of cutting-edge collectible art and vinyl toys. Now, after over a decade of growth, DCON is moving to the Anaheim Convention Center, tripling in size to 350,000 square feet of vendor exhibition and programming space.
Last year, over 37,000 people attended DCON to buy art and related merchandise from renowned artists and brands such as Paul Frank, KidRobot, Mighty Jaxx, Pop Life and more. This year they’re returning along with over 800 other artists and vendors, and attendance is expected to exceed 50,000. Chevy Metal, “the world’s greatest cover band,” is confirmed as the headlining band of the Saturday night after party. Secret Walls will be returning with their world-class art battle. Universal Studios will be hosting a special Jurassic Park themed art show in honor of the franchise’s 25th anniversary. For the first time ever, Japanese artist Lauren Tsai, most famous for “Terrace House,” will be exhibiting in the US at the convention. Famed Japanese toy company, MEDICOM TOY, will also be exhibiting at this year’s DCON. This will be the first time in MEDICOM TOY’s history, that they will participate as an exhibitor at a show in the USA on a full scale. More artists, vendors and special programming will be announced as they’re confirmed.
“In some ways it’s bittersweet for us to leave behind Pasadena where the convention has grown for over a decade,” says producer Ben Goretsky. “But as a lifelong collector, I’m incredibly excited that there is enough interest in the toy world to inspire this move to such a large space. The show has already confirmed many new artists and vendors from around the world that will be joining the convention for the first time ever. This is a whole new chapter for DesignerCon.”
DesignerCon will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 16 - 18, 2018.
The convention center is located at 800 W. Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802.
About DesignerCon
Designer Con is an annual art and design convention that smashes together collectible toys and designer goods with urban, underground and pop art! DCon is over 90,000 sq. ft. and features over 400 vendors, art & custom shows, live demonstrations, and much more! The show coordinators strive to provide a fun, safe, comfortable environment for fans, artists, and vendors to meet. Join us every November at the Pasadena Convention Center for a weekend of fun, toys, and art! www.designercon.com
Founded in 2006 by Ben Goretsky, DesignerCon brings together artists, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in the designer toy / vinyl collectibles market and has grown over the last 12 years to incorporate everything in the design world including apparel, plush, printing, sculpture, designer toys, and both fine and urban art. The steady growth DesignerCon has enjoyed correlates with its popularity in today’s art nerd, geek culture; collectors and designer toy lovers alike wait through the night for new releases, pre-orders for new artist collaboration apparel are sold out within minutes, and artists use the convention as an opportunity to announce exclusive releases and collaborations.
About 3D Retro
3DRetro is a producer and retailer of some of the best collectible art figurines in the lowbrow art world. Since 2003 3DRetro has been serving the collectors’ community in providing the best the industry has to offer. 3DRetro works with some of the most amazing artists in the "lowbrow" art world to produce amazing "art-toy" collectibles. We also work with other popular large producers from all over the world to bring our customers the latest and greatest in out world. Founded in 2003 as an online store, 3DRetro has worked with suppliers from around the world to put the best collectible figures in our store. In 2014 3DRetro opened its very open retail store in Glendale, CA to allow customer to see these amazing collectibles in person. In 2009 3DRetro started producing our own line of collectible figures with such popular artists as Brandon Ragnar, Jim Mahfood, Nathan Hamill, Gary Baseman, Brandi Milne, Bob Dob... to just name a few. Every year we are proud to work with more and more artists from our community and bring the collectors amazing limited edition collectible figures. Retailers may carry our products by contacting our distributor DKE Toys directly.