Dov in his “natural habitat”. DKE Toys Booth San Diego Comic Con 2019 Photo: Flat Bonnie DKE Toys at San Diego Comic Con 2022 at the San Diego Convention Center July 20-24 2022 An In-Person event!! DKE Toys is exhibiting at San Diego Comic Con 2022, an in-person event, July 20-24. The DKE Toys booth (#2643) will be set up at the San Diego Convention Center. No DKE warehouse, no Zoom, just Dov back in the booth.  In an effort to not alienate our online customer base that we have cultivated over the past few years, we are offering all exclusives for sale online FIRST at ..read more

Barbarian Rage, Dov, Ian and Janky presenting the DKE Toys Booth SDCC 2021 Photo: Janky Toys DKE Toys Presents the 2nd Annual #DKECON March 25-27, 2022 A virtual event! DKE Toys is pleased to announce our second annual LIVE standalone virtual event, #DKECON 2022 March 25-27. The DKE Toys booth will be set up in the DKE warehouse and available to all via a live continuous Zoom webinar style meeting Friday 12pm-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-7pm PT. All convention releases will be available simultaneously in our online store. Zoom link https://dketoys.com/zoom Store link https ..read more

Charlie Brown 6″x9″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel with Vintage Style Action Figure Hello Press and Friends, Influential Figures Too by Lou Pimentel Opens at Gallery1988 Saturday, January 8, 2022 For Influential Figures Too Lou Pimentel created 25 original water color paintings inspired by vintage action figures and pop culture icons. The complete show will be available for viewing and sale at gallery1988.com starting at 12pm Pacific on Saturday, January 8th. The gallery will also be open at the same time for in-person viewing and con ..read more

Hello Press and Friends, DKE Plush Food Show at Woot Bear in San Francisco Saturday, December 4, 2021 Opening Reception 6-9pm DKE Toys is pleased to announce the DKE Plush Food Show opening December 4 at Woot Bear in San Francisco, CA. DKE Toys founders Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks have opened the vaults of their personal toy archive. In 2006 Dov came home with a dozen plush donuts by plush designer Sewdorky. That was the genesis of a 10 year long journey of collecting food plush, curating STUFFED, a plush food show at Munky King in Los Angeles, and Sarah Jo being profiled by t ..read more

DesignerCon 2021The 1920s Silver Screen Art Show joins the Golden Age of Animation Over 30 DKE artists create hand made action figure editions November 12-14 2021 Every year DesignerCon organizes events and aesthetics around an important pop-culture theme. For this edition of DCON, the expo celebrates Gold Timey: The Golden Age of Animation with an art show, curated by Carmen “Jane Dope” Acosta. DKE Toys was asked to curate a selection of hand made action figure editions to be included in the main art show, featuring characters from The 1920s Silver Screen. Over 30 artis ..read more

Dov making friends at San Diego Comic Con 2019Hello Press and Friends, DKE Toys at DesignerCon 2021 at the Anaheim Convention Center November 12-14 2021 An In-Person event!! DKE Toys will be exhibiting at DesignerCon 2021, an in-person event, November 12-14. The DKE Toys booth (#1322) will be set up at the Anaheim Convention Center. No DKE warehouse, no Zoom, just Dov back in the booth.  This is DKE’s first in-person convention in 2 years! In an effort to not alienate our online customer base that we have cultivated over these past 2 years because of COVID, we are offer ..read more

Ian, Dov, and Janky presenting the DKE Toys Booth #DKECON March 2021 Photo: Janky Toys DKE Toys Presents #DKECON – SDCC Edition July 23-25 2021 A virtual event! DKE Toys is pleased to announce San Diego Comic Con 2021, a virtual event, July 23-25. The DKE Toys booth will be set up in the DKE warehouse and available to all via a live continuous Zoom webinar style meeting Friday 12pm-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-7pm PT. All convention releases will be available simultaneously in our online store. Zoom link https://tinyurl.com/5vrvsk6v Store link https://www.dketoys.com/store&n ..read more

Ian, Dov, and Janky presenting the DKE Toys Booth #DKECON Designer Con 2020Photo: Janky Toys DKE Toys Presents First Annual #DKECON March 19-21 2021A virtual event! DKE Toys is pleased to announce our first annual LIVE standalone virtual event, #DKECON 2021 March 19-21. The DKE Toys booth will be set up in the DKE warehouse and available to all via a live continuous Zoom webinar style meeting Friday 12pm-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-7pm PT. All convention releases will be available simultaneously in our online store. Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83148306444 Store link&n ..read more

Pioneering Designer Toy Distributor and Collector Dov Kelemer  Opens the Vault For Heritage Auctions DKE Toys makes history March 4 with major  stand-alone auction of designer toys The DKE Toys Archive Auction is set to make history as master collector Dov Kelemer presents the world’s first stand-alone sale of designer and art toys from dozens of artists, designers, and creators. With bidding now open, and the live auction set for 11am PST/1pm CST March 4, this event is already considered a watershed sale by the toy collecting community. The DKE Toys Archive even ..read more

King Kong  11″x14″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel  with Vintage Style Action Figure Influential Figures by Lou Pimentel Opens at Gallery1988 Friday, January 8, 2021 For Influential Figures Lou Pimentel created 37 original water color paintings inspired by vintage action figures and pop culture icons. The complete show will be available for viewing and sale at gallery1988.com starting at 12pm PST on Friday, January 8th. Following the virtual launch, at 1:30pm PST @galleries1988 is hosting an Instagram livest ..read more