Roland Mouret, a French designer based in London for the past twenty years, has been named president of the jury for the 2011 PV Awards. To help him select the prize winners and nominees, Mr  Mouret will be assisted by an international jury composed of renowned fashion industry pros. The jury is currently being chosen.

Intended to reward and distinguish the most creative fabrics from the show's producers, the PV Awards, now in their 3rd edition, include four prize categories:

• The Grand Jury Prize, for the season's most exceptional fabric
• Handle Prize, for the fabric with the most astonishing tactile and behavioural qualities
• Innovation Prize, for the most innovative, technological and creative fabric
• Imagination Prize, for the most daring, most surprising fabric in terms of material, technique, decoration or finishings

Calendar for the 2011 PV Awards

Early September, the jury will get together for the first time. Its mission will be to select the most outstanding creations of the Première Vision weavers, from among the fabrics chosen by the Fashion Team for the show's forums (autumn winter 2012-13 collections)

• The approximately 100 fabrics nominated for the 2011 PV Awards will be specially showcased, marked by a special label, in the show's General Forum
• Thursday 22 September, in the morning, the jury will meet once again to deliberate and choose the prize winners
• Thursday 22 September, at noon in the show's General Forum: Roland Mouret, jury president, will publicly announce the 2011 winners

Created in 2009 by Première Vision, the PV Awards were created to showcase and reward textile excellence.

The 2009 PV Awards, presided over by Véronique Nichanian, director of menswear fashions at Hermès, awarded fabrics by Ratti (Grand Jury Prize 2009), Showa (Handle Prize 2009), Iwanaka (Innovation Prize 2009) and Jakob Schlaepfer (Imagination Prize 2009).

In 2010, under the presidency of Ennio Capasa, founder and creative director of Costume National, the PV Awards jury gave awards to: Lanificio Luigi Ricceri (Grand Jury Prize 2010), Marioboselli Yarns & Jersey (Handle Prize 2010), Schoeller Textil (Innovation Prize 2010), K .Line Co. Ltd (Imagination Prize 2010) and Nikke - The Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (Special Woolmark Prize 2010).