Press Release
The Naptime Baby Blanket by Ammi Lahtinen Receives the A' Design Award in Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design
Ammi Lahtinen recognized for textile, fabric, textures, patterns and cloth design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that The Naptime Baby Blanket by Ammi Lahtinen, designed for Barker Textiles, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design category. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding The Naptime Baby Blanket
The Naptime Blanket presents a contemporary take on a traditional concept, drawing inspiration from Finnish forest animals and the traditions of the Finnish maternity package. This jacquard-woven cotton blanket is designed with both function and aesthetics in mind, serving as a versatile textile suited for everyday use. While created to provide warmth and comfort for infants, its carefully considered theme, color palette, and style make it suitable for different stages of childhood.
About Ammi Lahtinen
Ammi Lahtinen, a distinguished 36-year-old Finnish textile designer, brings over a decade of professional experience and a solid educational background to the forefront of her designs. With a passion for weaving and textile printing ignited at the age of 16, Ammi's journey of creativity and learning has taken her from vocational schooling to a BA in Textile Arts, enriched by a student exchange in London, and culminating in a Master's degree in the same field. Recognized by her peers as a captivating blend of creative ingenuity and systematic precision, Ammi's approach to design harmonizes the realms of artistry and technical guidelines.
Award Record
Ammi Lahtinen is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design Award
The A' Textile Design Award is an international textile design competition recognizing good textile designs by best textile designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to textile designers, fabric engineers, texture and pattern creators and clothing companies from all countries. Entries typically include structural fabric, engineered cloth, smart textiles, technical textiles, woven fabric and jacquard fabric. Awarded textile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/textile
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/161597
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/161597
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!161597
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/355154
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://tinyurl.com/ypkb2f4h
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Naptime Baby Blanket
- Function
- Baby Blanket
- Category
- Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Fashion and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Gainsboro, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Antique White
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Barker Textiles
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ammi Lahtinen
- Country
- Finland
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #161597
Credits
- Image Credits
- #1 Photographer Maria Hovilainen, The Naptime Blanket, 2022 #2 Photographer Ammi Lahtinen, The Naptime Blanket, 2022 #3 Photographer Ammi Lahtinen, The Naptime Blanket, 2022 #4 Photographer Maria Hovilainen, The Naptime Blanket, 2022 #5 Photographer Ammi Lahtinen, The Naptime Blanket, 2022
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The blanket represents a modern, timeless design in the long tradition of the Finnish maternity package. It is made for everyday use, combining visual appeal and functionality. Although designed for infants, the intention was to ensure longevity beyond the baby phase with the theme, style, and colors to withstand the test of time, offering enduring comfort and charm for years to come. Besides as a blanket, it can be used as a play mat, decoration on a bed, or even modified into a wall hanging.
- Inspiration
- Patternsfrom Agency provided the production specs for the blanket, sparking an instant inspiration within me. Knowing the size and production technique, I began sketching elements. My vision was clear: A pattern featuring beloved animals from the Finnish forest depicted cozily napping together. With careful consideration, I created a composition that can viewed from any direction. The initial sketches included the sleeping bear, fox, and squirrel, followed by the adorable addition of a bunny.
- Research
- The creative research phase of product design was carried out by first sketching by hand, followed by digital drawing in Adobe Photoshop. The final production file was refined in Adobe Illustrator.
- Challenge
- The design challenge was to create a jacquard woven pattern suitable for a unisex baby blanket, considering the technical constraints such as line thickness and reversibility in the production process. I also wanted to take into account that unlike garments that babies quickly outgrow, this blanket's timeless theme, style, and colors were chosen to withstand the test of time, offering enduring comfort and charm for years to come. The Naptime Blanket can be one of the items you cherish forever.
- Realization and Technology
- The Naptime Blanket is a jacquard woven and made of 100% cotton. It is produced by Barker Textiles in Lithuania(EU). Barker Textiles is a high-quality home-textile manufacturer with decades of experience in the industry. The product was a part of the Maternity Box 2022 provided by The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, known as KELA. They hold a high standard for the quality and endurance of the selected products and the item has been tested to be high-quality, easy to care and safe to use.
- Operation and Interaction
- The product is a blanket, but besides for enjoying a good nap or cuddling up underneath to read a book, it can be used as a play mat, decoration on a bed, or even modified into a wall hanging. The Naptime Blanket can be a part of kids' childhood core memories of everyday life from peekaboo to building a blanket fort!
- Project Duration and Location
- This charming design project began in Helsinki in December 2020 with the initial sketches of the napping forest animals, culminating one year later, in December 2021, with the unveiling of the final product featured in the 2022 Finnish KELA's maternity box.
- Specifications
- The blanket is 70 x 100 cm and jaquard woven of 100% cotton.
- Keywords
- animal pattern, pattern design, baby blanket, jacquard, woven design
