Have I ever mentioned how much I love maps as visual inspiration? Well considering this fact, stumbling upon these beautifully crafted Soft Map quilts is probably going to be one of the most exciting things to happen to me today. Soft-Maps © are quilted maps of cities and neighborhoods created by Haptic Lab Inc. that represent someone’s unique place in the world. Wrap your children in them, have a picnic, pull them close during the next Nor’easter. As a keepsake, a Soft-Map serves as an intimate reminder of home: where you’re from and where you belong. In a world that is increasingly digitized and remote, a quilted Soft-Map provides an expressive way to reconnect with your surroundings.

Not only beautiful, these blankets can be used as a mnemonic tool. As your child grows up with a Soft Map, they learn to read their neighborhood and its landmarks in a tactile, easily remembered way.

Soft-Maps are the 2x winner of the 2009 Apartment Therapy Design Showcase and have been featured in Coolhunting, PSFK, Brooklyn Based, L.A. Times and the Cooper Hewitt’s 2009 Reader’s Choice National Design Awards. The quilts are now offered in three different varieties: knotted baby quilts, readymade machine-stitched maps, and custom handmade maps.”

Check out all the details at Haptic Lab’s site.

{text and images from Haptic Lab Inc.}