Flott!

Have you seen Elling? It's one of our favorite films here at Spok-spok HQ. We like it so much we watched it twice in one weekend!

Elling the character is also responsible for one of our favorite sayings around here. One day when Kjell Bjarne comes home with some groceries Elling exclaims, "Flott, Kjell Bjarne! Flott!"

Roughly translated flott means "plush," as in luxurious and wonderful. We like to use it a lot because everything at the Spok-Spok HQ is plush! Get it? :)

History is fun!

Recognize the castle on Sir Rainbowbelly Von Castleback's back? It's the Örebro Castle!

It's in the center of Örebro. Spok-spok and Spoklina lived there, but then something happened (more about that later) and they had to leave. At first Spokelina was quite sad, but then Spok-spok reminded her that they could do all the traveling they want to and visit their friends all over the world. 

The Good Sir!

In case you missed the Plushform show at Rotofugi, here's a peek at the Spök-spök contribution. The show is over, so this is the only way to get a glimpse of it. :)

He's named Sir Rainbowbelly von Castleback. Guess why!

A Spok-spok kind of story!

Spok-spok just received an e-mail from a fan, telling us about how Spok-spok helped learning her baby boy to walk.

I kid you not, my son is OBSESSED with Spok Spok. It's by far his favorite toy. He just lights up when he sees it, grabs it, and snuggles it -- giggling the whole time. And it was Spok Spok that encouraged him to start walking -- I would sit across the room from him holding Spok Spok, and he'd get up on his feet and walk across the room to come get Spok Spok. So thanks to you guys, he learned to walk!

That is so heart warming!


When the Toofhairy minis hit the shelves in a couple of months, kids might actually learn how to fly! ;)

Extension!

Since Spok-spok is now available in Brazil, we want to give our Brazilian fans a chance to enter the photo contest. Therefor we extend the deadline until August 31 2008! Yay!

Brazil!

Now you can get your very own Toofhairy in Brazil! Check the list on the right for online retailers.

We're busy finishing up the Plushform that Shawnimals asked us to customize for the Plushform exhibition at Rotofugi in Chicago. We're sending it to them express tomorrow. :)

Happy National Day!

Today is Sweden's National Day, and since the Spok-spoks are from Sweden, we thought we'd celebrate this by sharing this video with you. This is where the Spok-spoks (and their creator) grew up.



In other news, a new batch of Spok-spok and Spokelinas will soon go into production. We have a new manufacturer, and decided to make some small changes to the characters.



Spok-spok's mouth is less smiley, and Spokelina's stars are a bit more symmetrical. Those are pretty much the only changes, and we're very happy with the samples and the new manufacturer.