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Saturday night saw the 2016 edition of the Designer Toy Awards take place in New York City. It was a great night celebrating all that is great within the Designer Toy community. A night for friends from around the globe to catch up, and grab a beer. So without further ado, here are the winners of the 2016 Designer Toy Awards.
Best Blog
Winner: Spanky Stokes
Best Online Toy Store
Winner: Rotofugi
Best Toy Store
Winner: Rotofugi
Best Licensed
Winner: Sketcracha Dunny by Sket-One & Kidrobot
Best Non-Licensed
Winner: Sand K.Troop at Coin Rides Game #1 by Fools Paradise
Brand of the Year
Winner: Unbox Industries
Best DIY
Winner: The Blank by Huck Gee
Custom of the Year (Fan)
Winner: F.A.D. 20″ Dunny by J*Ryu
Custom of the Year
Winner: Deathshead Drum Major by Seriously Silly K
Artist of the Year
Winner: Ron English
Hall of Fame Inductees
King Ken by James Jarvis
Bigfoot by Bigfoot One
Scary Girl by Nathan Jurevicius
MAD*L by MAD
Best Mini-Series
Winner: Thimblestump Hollow by Amanda Louise Spayd, Chris Ryniak & Cardboard Spaceship
Best Non-Plastic
Winner: Pothead by Yoskay Yamamoto
Best Sofubi
Winner: Curio by InstincToy
Best Resin
Winner: Infected Target by Scott Wilkowski & Luke Chueh
Best Vinyl & Plastic
Winner: Balloon Dog Anatomical Model by Jason Freeny
Toy of the Year (Fan)
Winner: Jersey Scuffler and The Traveling Engineer by Chris Ryniak & Amanda Louise Spayd
Toy of the Year
Winner: Abominable Snowcone by Jason Limon & Martian Toys
Break-through Artist
Winner: Horrible Adorables
Artist of the Year (Fan)
Winner: Coarse Toys
Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Bryan Flynn of Super7
Congrats to all those winners above. Thanks to all those that took the time out of their day to nominate and vote for your favourites from 2015. Also, a huge thanks to Clutter Magazine for putting on an amazing show again.
In 2017, the Designer Toy Awards are moving from NYCC weekend to be part of the new Five Points Festival (again, hosted by Clutter Magazine). The Toy Chronicle cannot wait for Five Points,
