The Naptime Aṣọ Ìbora Ọmọ by Ammi Lahtinen

The Naptime Aṣọ Ìbora Ọmọ by Ammi Lahtinen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Aṣọ, Ọ̀gbọ̀, Àwọ̀, Àpẹẹrẹ àti Ẹ̀wù Competition Category.

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The Naptime Aṣọ Ìbora Ọmọ

by Ammi Lahtinen

Client: Barker Textiles

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Aṣọ Category

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The Design

About The Naptime Aṣọ Ìbora Ọmọ

Aṣọ Ìbora Àkókò Oorun ṣàfihàn ìmúṣẹ ìgbàlódé lórí èrò àtọwọ́dọ́wọ́, tí ó gba àmúyẹ́ láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹranko igbó Finnish àti àṣà ìdìí àpò ìbímọ Finnish. Aṣọ ìbora òwú jacquard-woven yìí ni a ṣe àpẹẹrẹ rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ìṣẹ́ àti ẹwà ní ọkàn, tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ bí aṣọ oníṣiṣẹ́-púpọ̀ tí ó yẹ fún lílò lójoojúmọ́. Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé a dá a láti pèsè ìmọ́lára àti ìtùnú fún àwọn ọmọ ọwọ́, àkòrí rẹ̀ tí a rò jinlẹ̀, àwọn àwọ̀ tí a yàn dáadáa, àti àrà rẹ̀ jẹ́ kí ó yẹ fún àwọn ipele ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ ti ìgbà ọmọdé.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

The Naptime Aṣọ Ìbora Ọmọ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé The Naptime Aṣọ Ìbora Ọmọ yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún The Naptime Aṣọ Ìbora Ọmọ nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

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