Première Vision Group to launch PV Awards Next Gen in 2020.

Première Vision Group has  confirmed it will launch the PV Awards Next Gen in September 2020,  a new event incorporated into its annual PV Awards, a prestigious competition that is held annually for 11 years as an important programme of the September edition of Premiere Vision Paris to recognise exceptional creativity from various sectors of established international textile industry.

Giles Lasbordes, Managing Directoir of Premiere Vision Group at TexSelect's 2019 prize-giving 

ceremony on September 8 2019 during Premiere Vision Paris.

Photo by Lucia Carpio.

Giles Lasbordes, Managing Director of PV Group, organisers of the international Première Vision trade shows in Paris and around the world, made the announcement at the TexSelect 2019 awards  prize-giving ceremony (held during the September 2019 edition of the Premiere Vision Paris trade show) that his organisation will take over the legacy of TexSelect which completed its voluntary winding up at the end of September. .

“The most important thing is that it will continue to be a textile competition.  We have decided that it will be an international event as we are an international player,” Mr Lasbordes told My Fashion Connect Global. “We will welcome all universities from around the world, a selection will be made and a group of finalists will be announced.  Perhaps there will be 4 - 5 prizes and will be integrated into the annual PV Awards, which we have organised for 11 years recognising innovative developments and creativity from international professional textile companies and designers.”

He said the Première Vision Group being a longstanding sponsor of UK-based TexSelect, share a common objective of supporting creativity in textile design and the two organisations have run in parallel for nearly 50 years.

September 2019 saw TexSelect’s final participation in the international PV Paris trade show, which habitually was the highlight of its annual programme when a group of 24 finalists who had been selected through a rigorous selection process conducted by design professionals would showcase their design creativity to industry experts at PV Design.  

For over 50 years, the annual TexSelect programme had championed the most creative graduate textile designers of all nationalities from the UK’s BA and MA courses, guiding their first steps into professional practice. During its history, TexSelect had  interviewed more than 10,000 young textile designers and supported more than 1,250 of them to develop their careers and launch into the industry. But, in its 50th year, the team behind TexSelect had announced its closure.due to industry changes, shrinking sponsorship budgets, and a long-serving management team reaching retirement, and faced with increasingly challenging efforts in recent years to raise the funds required. In the era of social media, designers have also evolved new ways to promote their talents and develop themselves. 

Weave Designer Jaeyong Kim, a graduate of Central Saint Martins, won

The Woolmark Company TexSelect Award in Paris on September 18 2019.

Photo by Lucia Carpio.

For more information on other winners of TexSelect 2019 awards, please go to their website.