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We are pleased to announce that the 6th annual Designer Toy Awards will be held on Saturday, October 8th at Hudson Terrace NYC!  Taking place on Saturday night of New York Comic Con weekend, this venue (which you may remember from last year) is just a short walk from the Javits Center.

Join us and your favorite artists to celebrate the best toys, artists, and brands of last year! Time, tickets, and plenty of more information will be announced shortly, so stay tuned and follow the DTAs on Twitter at ...

We've shown the stunningly strange creations of Peter Kelk, aka Seymour, numerous times in the past, and if you haven't seen him here then you surely have at one of his various other exhibitions. Or perhaps you first encountered him at this year's DesignerCon. Either way, this New Zealand-born and Australia-based artist is sure to be taking the U.S. art toy world by storm. We're thrilled to have him be a part of the upcoming DTA Dunny Show 2, due to which our great friends over at Kidrobot interviewed...

Known for his colorful palate and proficient application of paints, artist Brent Nolasco is not only a well-regarded customizer and participant in this year's DTA Dunny Show 2. Freely mingling cute characters with nightmarish backdrops, Nolasco is one of those rare artists that can bring forth both the adorable and creepy from any toy's shape.

Will one direction overwhelm the other in his Dunny design for this exhibition? Our friends at Kidrobot have interviewed him, and they might even have...

This year's DTA ceremony is just around the corner, and we are excited to once again be announcing this year's winner at the live awards ceremony hosted by Jesse Snider, during New York Comic Con. 

Attendance to the ceremony is completely free, but you MUST register to attend in advance, here: http://designertoyawards.com/rsvp

However, space is limited, so If you want to guarantee yourself entry into the ceremony this is for you!!

*VERY LIMITED...