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The Naptime בעיבי־דעקל by Ammi Lahtinen

The Naptime בעיבי־דעקל by Ammi Lahtinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award אין אײַזן in טעקסטיל, שטאָף, טעקסטורן, מוסטערן און קלייד דיזײַן Competition Category.


אײַזןטעקסטיל· 2025

The Naptime בעיבי־דעקל

by Ammi Lahtinen

Client: Barker Textiles

A' Design Award אין אײַזן Winner in טעקסטיל Category

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The Design

About The Naptime בעיבי־דעקל

די שלאָף־צייט דעקל פֿאָרשטעלט אַ מאָדערנע אַפּראָוטש צו אַ טראַדיציאָנעלן קאָנצעפּט, גענומען אינספּיראַציע פֿון פֿיניש וואַלד־חיות און די טראַדיציעס פֿון דעם פֿיניש מוטערשאַפֿט־פּעקל. דאָזיקע זשאַקאַרד־געוועבטע באַוולענע דעקל איז געצייכנט מיט סײַ פֿונקציע סײַ עסטעטיק אין קאָפּ, דינענדיק אַלס אַ פֿאַרזײַטיקער טעקסטיל וואָס איז געעגנט פֿאַר טעגלעכן גענוץ. כאָטש באַשאַפֿן צו געבן וואַרעמקייט און באַקוועמלעכקייט פֿאַר זײַגלינגען, מאַכן זײַן קאָרגפֿעלטיק באַטראַכטע טעמע, קאָליר־פּאַלעט און סטיל עס געעגנט פֿאַר פֿאַרשיידענע עטאַפּעס פֿון קינדשאַפֿט.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award אין אײַזן

The Naptime בעיבי־דעקל איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין אײַזן, אַן פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו גוטע דיזײַנס וואָס טרעפֿן די פּראָפֿעסיאָנעלע און ינדוסטריעלע פֿאָדערונגען וואָס מען דערוואַרט פֿון גוט-דיזײַנטע באַשאַפֿונגען. אײַזן-געווינער ווײַזן גרויסע בקיאות, הויכע ספּעציאַליזאַציע, מומחה-פֿאַרשטאַנד און קרעאַטיווע פֿעיִקייט פֿון זייערע שאַפֿער. פֿון The Naptime בעיבי־דעקל ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ הויך געשעצטע, באַוווּנדערטע און ליבע באַשאַפֿונג וואָס איז פּראַקטיש און אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין אײַזן פֿאַראײניקט די בעסטע פּראַקטיקן פֿון דער ענף און האָט בקיאותדיקע טעכנישע אייגנשאַפֿטן פֿאַרבונדן מיט וויסן און טאַלאַנט. The Naptime בעיבי־דעקל ווערט געערט פֿאַר זײַן גרינטלעכקייט און איז דיזײַנט צו פּראָווידן פֿאַרבעסערונגען פֿון לעבנס-קוואַליטעט וואָס העלפֿן מאַכן די וועלט צו אַ בעסערן אָרט.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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.
Dimensions & Packaging
The blanket is 70 x 100 cm and jaquard woven of 100% cotton.
Tags
animal pattern, pattern design, baby blanket, jacquard, woven design
Production 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.
Design 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.
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.
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.
Project Duration
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.
Operation Flow
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!
Patents
The design copyrights belong to Ammi Lahtinen.
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

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