The Amazing Art and Toys We Loved at DesignerCon 2026

These days, everything has its own convention. Comic books, sports cards, automobiles, even Star Wars. But what’s the convention for just a bunch of random, awesome stuff? It’s called DesignerCon and, this year, it came back to Los Angeles.

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As an art collector, I first stumbled on DesignerCon a few years ago when it took place in Anaheim, California. It’s basically what the name says: a convention for artists and creators to showcase their work. And that comes in many different forms with even more subjects, as you’ll soon see.

The convention primarily lived in Anaheim for a few years before recently moving to Las Vegas. And while the convention is returning to Las Vegas in a few months (November 13-15, get more info here), last weekend it made its triumphant return to the Los Angeles area in Pasadena. The team was kind enough to give io9 a pass to attend and below is just a small sampling of the amazing stuff we found at the convention. More info on each piece is in the caption.

Cool Creature ornaments, wearing a lei, by Ron MonstersSuper cool custom He-Man sold by Toy CreedA 3D printed Scream diorama by Drape’s CreationsAn awesome Frank and Bride bag by Brittnee BraunCool Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge art by Figment & FableSuper cool wooden Jawas by The LoulanderGhostface gets a remake with this design by Crax ToysRevenge of the Sith gets Spaceballed in this piece by Centerpoint StudiosThe myth of the ET game comes to life with this toy from DKE ToysCasey Jones in Carbonite by Toys on TapEddie Anaya designs funny custom toys like this one from HalloweenTerrifying Beetlejuice sculpture by MikeFXIncredible mixed media piece from KPop Demon Hunters by Jessica Rosemary GuerraGorgeous graffiti Delorean by Henry715Heartbreak feels goo with this Nicole Kidman art by SuperEmoFriendsNikki’s lunch from Obsession by Cult Classics AZ

And, of course, the best part of DesignerCon is that these are just my favorites. I have very specific tastes. If you like anything at all—seriously, anything—it’s represented at this event. If you’ve never been, we highly recommend it.

For more on DesignerCon, this year and in the future, head to the official site.

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