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For 2018, we are excited to add a brand new category "Best Production Sculpt!"

This new category will recognize a singularly outstanding sculpt for a production toy. This award celebrates a sculpt that exemplifies the creative act of transforming an artists vision into a 3-dimensional object. 

Requirements:
• Release must be a brand new Designer Toy, or a significantly modified version of a previous release, that was debuted last year.
• Release must have been produced in qty's greater than 50 pieces.
• Release can be produced in any material...

We are super excited to announce that The 7th Annual Designer Toy Awards (DTAs), fueled by Lagunitas Brewing Company, will be hosted by Academy Award-nominated writer, director, producer and obsessive toy collector Morgan Spurlock!!

“I’m honored to emcee this year’s Designer Toy Awards,” said Spurlock. “I’ve spent my career putting a spotlight on various cultures and subcultures around the world, with the art toy community one of the most textured and fascinating - and one I have supreme pleasure in being part of.”

Not only that, we are also excited to announce a new...

YOU can attend this years Designer Toy Award ceremony as a VIP guest by purchasing a VIP Five Point's Festival Pass here.

The VIP package includes:

Designer Toy Awards VIP Ticket – Party with Designer Toy Royalty at the prestigious 7th annual Designer Toy Awards on Friday, May 19th. The ONLY way for the public to get access!​

A VIP Preview/Early Access – Get in an hour early both days to get first dibs on show exclusives - and you know there will be a ton!

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The Designer Toy Awards are super excited to announce a brand new home for the prestigious annual DTA ceremony – Five Points Festival! The antidote to the average con, Five Points brings tastemakers, misfits, and rebels together with the new, retro, and infamous in a one-of-a-kind marketplace. 

A collision of art toys, comic art, and street art curated by Clutter Magazine and presented by Midtown Comics, Five Points is two days and nights of comic artists and writers, vinyl and plastic art toys, original art, resin, plush, blind boxes,...