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15.10.2009

Jakob Schlaepfer wins PV Award 2009

Created by Première Vision, the World’s Premier fabric show ™, the PV Awards are aimed at distinguishing and rewarding textile excellence. The second edition of the PV Awards will take place in September 2010.

4 Prizes will be awarded:

  • The Grand Jury Prize for the most exceptional fabric
  • The Handle Prize for the most astonishing fabric for its behaviour and handle
  • The Innovation Prize for the most intelligent fabric
  • The Imagination Prize for the boldest fabric.

 
The suspense is over. The four winning fabrics have been chosen and the companies who produced them revealed :

  • The Grand Jury Prize 2009 is awarded to the Italian weaver, Ratti.
  • The Handle Prize is awarded to the Japanese Showa.
  • The Innovation Prize is awarded to the Japanese Iwanaka.
  • As to The Imagination Prize, it is awarded to the Swiss Jakob Schlaepfer.

 
The Swiss Textile Federation congratulates Jakob Schlaepfer.

Media release from 18 September 2009