DKE Toys, Van Eaton Galleries, & Baby Tattoo Books
Invite YOU to a Holiday Party!
Christmas Eve, Thursday December 24th
Van Eaton Galleries
13613 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
We hope you will stop by for some fun, food
and Holiday cheer.
Happy Holidays!!
Poster by Craig Elliott free to attendees while supplies last.
December 23rd, 2015 in
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Purchase will strengthen independent creative product distribution.
Los Angeles/Columbus, Dec 1, 2015: Disburst today announced the agreement to purchase DKE Toys wholesale operations from owner/operator Dov Kelemer. Taking place Feb 1, 2016, the purchase will make Disburst the largest independent toy wholesale distributor in the world with vendors and customers spread around the globe. Integral to the purchase agreement is a service agreement with DKE Toys to continue to provide vendor relations/management and new product acquisition services for Disburst going forward. Disburst will continue to maintain the current warehousing and fulfillment operations in North Hollywood, CA.
“The opportunity to take the highly respected services DKE Toys provides and extend their reach and breadth is what motivates Disburst. Retaining Dov’s participation via DKE Toys as an invaluable resource for independent toy designers to work with on behalf of Disburst is what makes this purchase so important to us,” said Scott Kuenzli, Chief Executive Officer of Disburst. “We at Disburst anticipate that leveraging our extensive backgrounds in business operations will enable us to take and grow the DKE Toys wholesale and fulfillment operations to include even more vendors, products, and customers in the future years.”
DKE Toys has been in the toy business for over 22 years and has operated as a wholesale independent toy distributor since 2005, presently serving as the largest independent toy distributor in the world. Owner Dov Kelemer has a long and positive history of supporting independent toy designers through his company, DKE Toys, which currently provides wholesale and fulfillment services for 170+ independent vendors. Dov will continue to be the point person for independent product vendors world over through DKE Toys’ continued vendor management relationship with Disburst.
Disburst, in Columbus, is a partnership between local entrepreneurs and friends Scott Kuenzli and Kent Boelling. With over 40 years of specialty retailing experience between them, Scott and Kent bring extensive business backgrounds with years of experience in direct mail advertising, financial and business systems software, logistics, convention exhibition, and art exhibition. Scott’s relationship to designer toys and popular culture art began in the late 90s when he attended the FX Toy show in Orlando, FL. Scott has often acted behind the scenes assisting Rivet during its 8 years as a popular culture mainstay of the Short North Arts District in Columbus, OH. He has served as a board member for the Short North Arts District business association, exhibited and dealt artwork on Rivet’s behalf at various Columbus venues and at Art Basel. Kent’s background in popular culture centers on his two and a half decade owning and operating Columbus’ longest running full service game store, The Soldiery. He started his first import-export company at age 23. Kent has served as an invaluable resource for numerous local entrepreneurs through informal startup business consulting for independent game producers over the course of his ownership and operation of The Soldiery.
Disburst, headquartered in Columbus, OH is a limited liability company formed in 2015 for the purposes of worldwide independent creative product distribution.
Contact: Scott Kuenzli
Disburst
disburst.com
DCON is tomorrow! Here is one last announcement that just came through.
Come see this stunning customized Darth Vader helmet by DrilOne.
Boss Vaderus Maximus by DrilOne
$3500
Hand painted and customized replica Darth Vader Helmet
1/1
Space Battles Slave-One by Kill! X Virva Peikko
$65 tax included
Hand cast and painted 3 3/4″ figure on metal backer card
Edition of 20
Lil Jabrony “Spark” Kill! X Virva Peikko
$65 tax included
Hand cast and painted 2″ figure on metal backer card
Edition of 20
Blackula Calrissean by Angry Koala Gear x Obscure
$40 tax included
Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure
Edition of 10
Another Star Wars vampire cross over in the Less Than Perfect Bootlegs
series.
“He comes from the deepest parts of the ghetto. He was visited by a space vampire, that was known as Darth Feratu. After bitten, Darth Feratu locked him away in a coffin. He eventually woke up on an alien planet in the clouds. He is now on a mission to find that jive blood sucka that turned him.”
R2-V2 by Doom Toys
$33 tax included
Hand cast and painted 3.5″ figure. Bagged with header card
Edition of 10
Chong-Bot by Dollar $lice Bootlegs
$45 tax included
Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure
Edition of 10
The clam shell opens. The figure has lots of moveable parts and magnetic arms and legs. Visor goes up and down as well.
Last Boss Comics art on package.
The Search For Something More by DLL Customs
$65 tax included
Hand cast 3.75″ figure on base.
Edition of 5
Derrick Laglag from DLL Customs always comes up with interesting concepts and tributes. He started out making bootlegs from the Sucklord’s Chop Suey packs a few years ago. Now he is coming up with his own stuff. Here is The Search For Something More.
Forecaster by Green Plastic Tunnels
$28 tax included
Hand cast colored resin 3″ figure. Bagged with header card
Edition of 12
Furiosa by The Mark Ultra
$45 tax included
Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure
Edition of 30
