{"id":4331,"date":"2026-10-09T12:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/?page_id=4331"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:05:37","slug":"eqso-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/blog\/eqso-story","title":{"rendered":"The EQSO story: from sketch to Kickstarter, then to art fairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"pnuit\"><div class=\"page-crumbs container\"><nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"\/en\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">The EQSO story: from sketch to Kickstarter, then to art fairs<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><article class=\"container-narrow journal\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><header class=\"j-head\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><p class=\"j-kicker\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>Blog Popterror \u00b7 2 min<\/p><h1 data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>The EQSO story: from sketch to Kickstarter, then to art fairs<\/h1><p class=\"j-meta\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/artists#romain\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>Romain Czysz<\/a>, 3D artist, co-founder of Popterror \u00b7 Updated on <time datetime=\"2026-10-06\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>6 October 2026<\/time><\/p><\/header><figure class=\"j-hero\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><picture class=\"pic\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Eqso-top-1.jpg\" alt=\"The 3 EQSO series 1 art toys in a neon alley, &quot;Funded on Kickstarter&quot; badge\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"sync\" width=\"1920\" height=\"700\" class=\"wp-image-1516\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Eqso-top-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Eqso-top-1-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Eqso-top-1-1024x373.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Eqso-top-1-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Eqso-top-1-1536x560.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Eqso-top-1-800x292.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/picture><\/figure><aside class=\"j-answer\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><p class=\"j-answer-t\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>In short<\/p><p data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>EQSO is the art toy character created in 2023 in Lille, France, by Popterror, a father-and-son duo made up of Romain, a 3D artist, and Fred, a graphic designer and art director. An inhabitant of planet XO fascinated by our pop culture, it was funded on Kickstarter in February 2024, released as two series of vinyl art toys, posters and a blind box, and shown as large-scale sculptures at art fairs in Paris, Osaka and Grenoble.<\/p><\/aside><div class=\"prose j-body\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><p>Every art toy starts with a character. Ours is called <strong>EQSO<\/strong>. Here is its story, from our first sketches in Lille to the art fairs of Paris and Osaka.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-father-and-son-duo\">A father-and-son duo<\/h2>\n<p>Popterror is <strong>Romain<\/strong> and <strong>Fred<\/strong>. Romain is a 3D artist trained at ArtFX: he creates 3D effects and animations for film and advertising. Fred is a graphic designer and art director who studied at the Beaux-Arts in Tournai: he has worked as an illustrator and art director for brands such as Samsung, Airbus, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions and the M6 group. In 2023, in Lille, France, we decided to create our own art toy universe together.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-fig vertical\" data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22><picture class=\"pic\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/romain-et-fred-popterror-blind-box-eqso-the-crew.jpg\" alt=\"Romain and Fred, the founders of Popterror, surrounded by EQSO The Crew blind boxes\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" class=\"wp-image-4071\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1600 \/ 2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/romain-et-fred-popterror-blind-box-eqso-the-crew.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/romain-et-fred-popterror-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/romain-et-fred-popterror-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/romain-et-fred-popterror-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/romain-et-fred-popterror-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/romain-et-fred-popterror-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-800x1000.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/picture><figcaption data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22>Romain and Fred, Popterror\u2019s founders, with EQSO The Crew blind boxes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"who-is-eqso\">Who is EQSO?<\/h2>\n<p>EQSO is an <strong>inhabitant of planet XO<\/strong>, fascinated by our pop culture. It adopts its codes: streetwear, skateboarding, graffiti. Each series shows it in a new style, with bold colours and minimalist poses. Its silhouette, antennae and attitude came out of long graphic research.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-fig\" data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22><picture class=\"pic\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tag-eqso.jpg\" alt=\"Marker sketches of &quot;EQSO&quot; graffiti tags, early character research\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"wp-image-561\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1200 \/ 675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tag-eqso.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tag-eqso-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tag-eqso-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tag-eqso-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tag-eqso-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/picture><figcaption data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22>EQSO\u2019s graphic research in marker, before the character went 3D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"from-prototypes-to-kickstarter\">From prototypes to Kickstarter<\/h2>\n<p>Our first EQSO figures were <strong>3D-printed resin prototypes<\/strong>. In <strong>February 2024<\/strong>, we launched a <strong>Kickstarter<\/strong> campaign to fund the production of the first series: it reached its goal. <strong>Series 1<\/strong> was born: <strong>Deep Blue, Cherry Lady and Black Skully<\/strong>, three 12.5 cm vinyl art toys, 500 copies in total, now sold out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-fig vertical\" data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22><picture class=\"pic\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/prototype-resine-impression-3d-popterror.jpg\" alt=\"Parts of a prototype 3D-printed in resin, still attached to the printer\u2019s build plate with their supports\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" class=\"wp-image-4057\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/prototype-resine-impression-3d-popterror.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/prototype-resine-impression-3d-popterror-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/prototype-resine-impression-3d-popterror-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/prototype-resine-impression-3d-popterror-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/prototype-resine-impression-3d-popterror-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/prototype-resine-impression-3d-popterror-800x1422.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/picture><figcaption data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22>The parts of one of our prototypes, 3D-printed in resin, still attached to the printer\u2019s build plate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"series-2-posters-and-the-meda-collab\">Series 2, posters and the MEDA collab<\/h2>\n<p>With <strong>Series 2<\/strong>, EQSO took on new colours: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/dark-light\">Dark Light<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/xtra-red\">Xtra Red<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/purple-fire\">Purple Fire<\/a>, each limited to <strong>300 copies<\/strong>, in a premium box with a signed certificate of authenticity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/fr\/categorie-produit\/poster\">Signed A3 posters<\/a> came with the series, and Lille artist <strong>MEDA<\/strong> reimagined Series 1 as three hand-signed A2 posters: our first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/collabs\">collab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-fig vertical\" data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22><picture class=\"pic\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"MEDA XO1 Black Skully poster in the studio\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" class=\"wp-image-2057\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1600 \/ 1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/affiches-insitu-2-2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/picture><figcaption data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22>The MEDA XO1 poster, Black Skully version, in the studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"eqso-goes-big-art-fairs\">EQSO goes big: art fairs<\/h2>\n<p>To bring EQSO into the art world, we made it as <strong>large-scale sculptures, 50 cm and 120 cm tall<\/strong>, painted and hand-signed. They were shown at the <strong>District 13 fair at the H\u00f4tel Drouot<\/strong> in Paris, at <strong>SPERA Art Fair<\/strong>, at <strong>Osaka Art Fair<\/strong> and at <strong>Grenoble Art Up<\/strong>. See them on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/exhibitions\">Exhibitions page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-fig vertical\" data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22><picture class=\"pic\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d13-drouot-popterror-01.jpg\" alt=\"White and blue EQSO sculpture at District 13, H\u00f4tel Drouot\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1420\" class=\"wp-image-2571\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 800 \/ 1420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d13-drouot-popterror-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d13-drouot-popterror-01-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d13-drouot-popterror-01-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/d13-drouot-popterror-01-768x1363.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/picture><figcaption data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22>A white and blue EQSO sculpture shown at the District 13 fair, H\u00f4tel Drouot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"the-crew-eqsos-gang-as-a-blind-box\">The Crew: EQSO\u2019s gang as a blind box<\/h2>\n<p>On <strong>11 September 2026<\/strong>, EQSO was joined by its gang: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/the-crew\">EQSO The Crew<\/a>, our first <strong>blind box<\/strong>. Six 8-9 cm vinyl characters, <strong>Skully, Vandal, Purple, Cherry, Supagreen and Cyclo<\/strong>, and a <strong>secret figure<\/strong> at one in a hundred.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-fig\" data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22><picture class=\"pic\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mise-en-boite-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-usine.jpg\" alt=\"EQSO The Crew blind boxes lined up on a packing table, in front of shipping cartons, in our partner factory\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1027\" class=\"wp-image-4055\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1290 \/ 1027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mise-en-boite-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-usine.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mise-en-boite-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-usine-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mise-en-boite-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-usine-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mise-en-boite-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-usine-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mise-en-boite-blind-box-eqso-the-crew-usine-800x637.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/><\/picture><figcaption data-astro-cid-bi2cfy22>EQSO The Crew boxes lined up on a packing table during production.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"where-to-find-eqso\">Where to find EQSO<\/h2>\n<p>On our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/shop\">shop<\/a>, and from retailers such as the <strong>Straat Museum Shop<\/strong> in Amsterdam, <strong>HypaHypa<\/strong> online and <strong>Art By Uzume<\/strong>. All the addresses are on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/stockists\">stockists page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"whats-next\">What\u2019s next?<\/h2>\n<p>EQSO keeps growing, and we also put our know-how at the service of brands and artists with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/studio\">Popterror Studio<\/a>: figures, blind boxes, sculptures and collabs with EQSO.<\/p>\n<p>Are you an artist? Our whole journey is detailed in the guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/studio\/guides\/how-to-make-your-own-art-toy\">how to make your own art toy<\/a>. And we also make sculptures for brands: see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/studio\/custom-giant-statues\">custom giant statues<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><section class=\"j-products\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><h2 data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>Featured in this article<\/h2><div class=\"pn-live\">\n\n\t<div class=\"keblk keblk-v-align-top keblock-postgrid nbcol-3\" style=\"\" id=\"KPG_blkuid-2\" data-load=\"eyJwZ190eXBlIjoicHJvZHVjdCIsInBnX3R5cGVfcHJvZHVjdCI6eyJjYXQiOlsiMjYiLCI0MSJdLCJ0YWciOiIiLCJpZ25vcmUiOmZhbHNlfSwicGdfc29ydF9maWVsZCI6ImRhdGUiLCJwZ19zb3J0X29yZGVyIjoiREVTQyIsInBnX2FmZl9uYmNvbCI6IjMiLCJwZ19hZmZfbG90IjpmYWxzZSwicGdfYWZmX25ibWF4IjoiLTEiLCJwZ19hZmZfZmlsdGVycyI6ZmFsc2UsInBnX2Jsa2Rlc2lnbl9jbGFzcyI6ImJsay10eXBlLXByb2R1aXQiLCJwZ19ibGtkZXNpZ25fbWFyZ2luIjoiMTAifQ==\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"postgrid-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"postgrid-content--header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"postgrid-content--content\" style=\"gap:10px\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kpg-block-wrapper blk-type-produit \">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"badge \"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"kpg-block\">\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"visuel\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-Blind-box-01.jpg');\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\"><p style=\"background-color:#f66c57;\">Blind Box<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-roll\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Popterror-TheCrew-Set-1.jpg');\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap-infos\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/the-crew\"><h3 class=\"title\">The crew<\/h3><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"price\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><bdi>18,00\u00a0<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">\u20ac<\/span><\/bdi><\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2013<\/span> <span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><bdi>99,00\u00a0<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">\u20ac<\/span><\/bdi><\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Price range: 18,00\u00a0\u20ac through 99,00\u00a0\u20ac<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\">YEAH ! Our first Blind Boxes<\/p>\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"zone_cta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta learn_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/the-crew\">Discover<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a class=\"cta cart\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/the-crew\">Add to cart<\/a> -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><div class=\"kpg-block-wrapper blk-type-produit \">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"badge \"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"kpg-block\">\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"visuel\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-3boites-pdp.jpg');\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\"><p style=\"background-color:#f66c57;\">Restock<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-roll\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-eqso-pack-03.jpg');\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap-infos\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/series-2-pack\"><h3 class=\"title\">S2 Full Pack<\/h3><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"price\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi>150,00\u00a0<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">\u20ac<\/span><\/bdi><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\">Special offer for fans<\/p>\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"zone_cta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta learn_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/series-2-pack\">Discover<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a class=\"cta cart\" href=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4331?add-to-cart=2936\">Add to cart<\/a> -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><div class=\"kpg-block-wrapper blk-type-produit \">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"badge \"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"kpg-block\">\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"visuel\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-A3-fame-1024x1024.jpg');\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-roll\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-A3-fame-1024x1024.jpg');\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap-infos\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/artwork-xo7\"><h3 class=\"title\">Artwork XO7<\/h3><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"price\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi>20,00\u00a0<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">\u20ac<\/span><\/bdi><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"desc\">Poster 30x42 cm<\/p>\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"zone_cta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta learn_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/product\/artwork-xo7\">Discover<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a class=\"cta cart\" href=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4331?add-to-cart=2916\">Add to cart<\/a> -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \n\n\n<\/div><\/section><div class=\"j-faq\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><section class=\"faq\" id=\"faq\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-title\" data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><h2 id=\"faq-title\" class=\"faq-title\" data-astro-cid-hemr5th4=\"true\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2><details open data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><summary data-astro-cid-hemr5th4>Who created EQSO?<\/summary><div class=\"answer\" data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><p>EQSO was created in 2023 in Lille, France, by Popterror, a father-and-son duo: Romain, a 3D artist trained at ArtFX, and Fred, a graphic designer and art director who studied at the Beaux-Arts in Tournai.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><summary data-astro-cid-hemr5th4>Who is EQSO?<\/summary><div class=\"answer\" data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><p>An inhabitant of planet XO, fascinated by our pop culture: streetwear, skateboarding, graffiti, music. Each art toy series shows it in a new style.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><summary data-astro-cid-hemr5th4>How many EQSO art toys are there?<\/summary><div class=\"answer\" data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><p>Series 1 (Deep Blue, Cherry Lady, Black Skully) had 500 copies in total and is sold out. Series 2 (Dark Light, Xtra Red, Purple Fire) is limited to 300 copies per model. The EQSO The Crew blind box adds six characters and a secret figure.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><summary data-astro-cid-hemr5th4>Where can I buy EQSO art toys?<\/summary><div class=\"answer\" data-astro-cid-hemr5th4><p>On the popterror.com shop, and from retailers such as the Straat Museum Shop in Amsterdam, HypaHypa online and Art By Uzume.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/section><\/div><nav class=\"j-related\" aria-label=\"Read next\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><h2 data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>Read next<\/h2><ul data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><li data-astro-cid-4cnmyude><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popterror.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-an-art-toy\" data-astro-cid-4cnmyude>What is an art toy? 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