Textile and leather companies won top prizes from the industry they serve

Italian wool mill Marini Industrie has won the PV Fabrics Grand Jury Prize 2018 at this September’s PV Awards held during the prestigious Premiere Vision group of trade fair in Paris specifically for global experts and professionals from the textile, garment and fashion industries.

Head judge – the talented Belgian designer Olivier Theyskens – commanded the Prato-based Marini for producing “the most outstanding, symbolic and pertinent fabric of the season.”

In the same event, the PV Leather Grand Jury Prize 2018 went to FC Creacio I Innovacio of Spain, for offering “the most exceptional, symbolic and pertinent leather of the season.”
The Spanish company also won the PV Leather Fashion Smart Creation Prize 2018.

The prize presentation ceremony celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the awards which were created in 2008 to highlight the most creative and innovative work of companies exhibiting at Première Vision Paris from the leather and fabric industries.

Witnessing the event held on 19th September at Parc des Exposition were influencers, movers and shakers of the whole fashion industry -weavers, tanners, designers, buyers, as well as international journalists, who congregated at the Forum PV Perspectives (Hall 5) observing eagerly to discover the winners of the 8 prizes of the 10th PV Awards, and to celebrate textile and leather excellence.

To select the products to be awarded, influential personalities from the international fashion scene responded to Première Vision's invitation and submitted their new developments to an exceptional jury headed by Olivier Theyskens who, after having successfully shaped the destinies of Rochas, Nina Ricci and Theory, has made his re-entry on the Paris stage with his own eponymous label in 2016.

Here is the full list of the 2018 WINNERS:

THE 4 PRIZES FOR PREMIÈRE VISION FABRICS

• The PV Fabrics Grand Jury Prize 2018 goes to Marini Industrie (Italy) for the most outstanding, symbolic and pertinent fabric of the season.

• The PV Fabrics Handle Prize 2018 goes to Texlover (Italy) for the fabric allying the most astonishing tactile and behavioural qualities, the fabric that touches the emotions.

• The PV Fabrics Imagination Prize 2018 goes to Stylem – Zen Kiwami (Japan) for the boldest, most original, most amazing fabric in terms of decoration, technique, finishing, innovation or technology.

• The PV Fabrics Fashion Smart Creation Prize 2018 goes to Toray Industrie (Japan) for the most creative responsible fabric.

The 4 PRIZES FOR PREMIÈRE VISION LEATHER

• The PV Leather Grand Jury Prize 2018 goes to FC Creacio I Innovacio (Spain) for the most exceptional, symbolic and pertinent leather of the season.

• The PV Leather Handle Prize 2018 goes to Naturca By Aysen Butik (Turkey) for the leather combining the most amazing tactile and behavioural qualities, the leather that touches the emotions.

• The PV Leather Imagination Prize 2018 goes to Ckd Cetinkaya (Turkey) for the most daring, original and amazing leather in terms of decoration, technique, finishing, innovation or technology.

• The PV Leather Fashion Smart Creation Prize 2018 goes to FC Creacio I Innovacio (Spain) for the most creative responsible leather

All photos © Lucia Carpio 2018