Alexander van Slobbe (born March 25, 1959,
Schiedam) is a
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fashion designer.
Background
Alexander van Slobbe attended the
Vrije School in
Rotterdam
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and graduated with honors laude in 1984 from the
Arnhem Academy of Art and Design. After working for clothing companies, Van Slobbe founded the label called Orson & Bodil in 1989. Bodil is the name of his niece, Orson is a reference to
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...
. The label was characterized by experiments in presentation and questioned fashion itself as a phenomenon.
This label was followed up in 1992 by the more commercial men's brand So. This brand flipped both casual and formal work clothes. A first show in Paris was held in 1994. So had in Japan two own collection lines and several stores. In the meantime Orson & Bodil was put on hold in 1995. In 2003 So was sold to the Japanese company Joi'X. With the proceeds he started a new atelier on the
Westergasfabriek terrain, there Van Slobbe made a new start his Orson + Bodil label.
In 2014, Van Slobbe announced to launch a new label together with designer
Francisco van Benthum called ''Van Slobbe Van Benthum''.
The name of this label was later changed to
Hacked By, they want to change the fashion world by 'hacking' its system. Overproduction and residual materials from the clothing industry are treated as new raw materials for their collections. These pre-produced basic items and overstock fabrics are the basis for their collections, also to prevent depreciated stocks from being destroyed.
Awards
* 2004 –
Elle Style Awards The Elle Style Awards are an awards ceremony hosted annually by ''Elle'' magazine.
List of award winners
2017
The 2017 edition of the Elle Style Awards took place on 13 February 2017.
* Style Influencer of the Year: Debbie Harry
* TV Actress of t ...
- Oeuvre prize
* 2003 –
Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds was founded by Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands in London in 1940 during World War II in order to buy war material for the British and Dutch Governments. It continued after the war as Stichting Prins Bernhard Cultu ...
- Oeuvre prize for applied arts
* 1996 – Emmy van Leersum Prize
* 1994 –
Theo Limperg - Prize - Best Industrial Design
Collaborations
* Hacked By_ x
Schepers Bosman (2020)
* Hacked By_ x
H&M (2019)
*
Royal Tichelaar Makkum - Pearls of Makkum (2011)
*
Puma Rudolf Dassler x Alexander van Slobbe (2003)
Exhibitions (selection)
* 2010 – ''Stof tot nadenken'', solo exhibition,
Centraal Museum
The Centraal Museum is the main museum in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1838. The museum has a wide-ranging collection, mainly of works produced locally. The collection of the paintings by the Northern Mannerist Joachim Wtewael is by a lon ...
, Utrecht, Netherlands
Bibliography
* ''Alexander Van Slobbe, And... And... And'', John De Greef, Guus Beumer, Alexander van Slobbe, Jop van Bennekom, 2010
* ''Alexander Van Slobbe'', Nanda van den Berg, 2008
References
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Dutch designers
Dutch fashion designers
1959 births
Living people