Alexander van Slobbe

Alexander van Slobbe attended the Vrije School in Rotterdam 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.Nanda van den Berg (2008), [https://books.google.com/books?id=SU0dKgAACAAJ Alexander van Slobbe], 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionunited.nl/Nieuws/Leads/Van_Benthum_en_Van_Slobbe_lanceren_samen_een_nieuw_label_2014101445165/ |title=Van Benthum and Van Slobbe launch together a new label |publisher=Fashionunited NL |date=October 14, 2014 |accessdate= |author=Fashionunited NL}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/not-money-just-people-hacked-by-searching-for-partner-for-growth/2017060924780 |title=Van Benthum and Van Slobbe launch together a new label |publisher=Fashionunited UK |date=June 9, 2017 |accessdate= |author=Esmerij van Loon}}

• 2004 – Elle Style Awards - Oeuvre prize
• 2003 – Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds - Oeuvre prize for applied arts
• 1996 – Emmy van Leersum Prize
• 1994 – Theo Limperg - Prize - Best Industrial Design

• Hacked By_ x Schepers Bosman (2020){{cite web |url=https://fashionunited.nl/nieuws/mode/schepers-bosman-slaat-handen-ineen-met-hacked-by/2020011744598 |title=Schepers Bosman joins forces with Hacked By_ |publisher=Fashionunited |date=17 January 2019 |author=Caitlyn Terra}}
• Hacked By_ x H&M (2019){{cite web |url=

https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/h-m-s-latest-collaborations-with-brands-and-designers/2019073144497 |title=H&M's latest collaborations with brands and designers |publisher=Fashionunited UK |date=July 31, 2019 |accessdate= |author=Simone Preuss}}

• Royal Tichelaar Makkum - Pearls of Makkum (2011){{cite web |url=

https://www.tichelaar.com/projects/61/pearls-of-makkum |title=Pearls of Makkum |publisher=Royal Tichelaar Makkum |date=January 1, 2011 |accessdate= |author=Royal Tichelaar Makkum}}

• Puma Rudolf Dassler x Alexander van Slobbe (2003){{cite web |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/terug-naar-de-stof~bd95a161/ |title=Back to the fabric |publisher=Volkskrant |date=October 30, 2003 |accessdate= |author=Milou van Rossum}}

• 2010 – Stof tot nadenken, solo exhibition, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands{{Cite web|url=https://www.centraalmuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/stof-tot-nadenken-alexander-van-slobbe-een-onafhankelijke-vormgever-in-de-mode|title=Stof tot nadenken. Alexander van Slobbe, een onafhankelijke vormgever in de mode|website=Stof tot nadenken. Alexander van Slobbe, een onafhankelijke vormgever in de mode — Centraal Museum Utrecht}}

• Alexander Van Slobbe, And... And... And, John De Greef, Guus Beumer, Alexander van Slobbe, Jop van Bennekom, 2010{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PQBMAQAAIAAJ|title=And ... and ... and ... by Alexander Van Slobbe|first=Alexander van|last=Slobbe|date=June 25, 2010|publisher=Valiz|isbn=9789078088318|via=Google Books}}
• Alexander Van Slobbe, Nanda van den Berg, 2008

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