The Spunk garden is producing everything from peppers to sunflowers and even roses. These beauties almost didn’t make it through the transplant, but are now flourishing thanks to a steady diet of heat and water.

Check out the gigantic, gorgeous, and remarkably heavy-duty, 3-legged picnic table, which was designed and custom built for Spunk by David Pittman. The table sits in the Spunk shop “garden area”, which is turning out to be a very enjoyable backyard oasis.

Come check out the outdoor music series presented by Amsterdam Bar & Hall and 89.3 the current in St Paul every Friday between 4-9 pm from June 22 – August 31. Local bands will play from Ecolab Plaza courtyard across from The Amsterdam. For more info, including a list of bands, check out the flyer below or click here.

Jeff is trying out our new favorite product from Spunk client Freedom Flask. As their website explains: Take your booze Anywhere you chooze.

You can check out the Freedom Flask here

Congrats to Spunk Design Machine co-founder Jeff Johnson. Jeff was featured in a nice Vita.mn article written by Tristan Pollock.

Check it out here

Our friends over at Birchwood Cafe just released our first piece in the newly updated Birchwood brand on their facebook page.

You can check it out here!

Artcrank, friend of Spunk Design Machine, is entering New York in the near future and they’re sending out a Call for Entry.

From the Artcrank website:

“All ARTCRANK show feature posters created by artists and designers who live and work in the city that hosts the show. Our final roster will feature 30 artists from the New York, each of whom will produce a limited edition bike-inspired poster that we’ll display and sell at our event.”

If this sounds like something up your alley, then head on over!

Click here to see how you can be a part.

Spunk has had the honor of winning two AIGA MN Design Show awards this year for our work on the Amsterdam Grand Opening and Joia.

Check out the list of winners here

Kerry at Blasted Art Inc does great work! Check out these incredibly detailed garden stones that he sandblasted for Spunk and Design 45 with the D45 logo on one side and Latitude/Longitude in raised numbers on the other. Amazing!

You can see more of Kerry’s work here