Description
Offered here is “Rasmus Hjortshoj – Architectural Reportages 1,” an early Divisare Books boxed set published in Rome in 2017. This handmade slipcased edition brings together five complete softcover volumes by Danish photographer Rasmus Hjortshøj, documenting some of the most talked-about contemporary buildings by SANAA, Herzog & de Meuron, MVRDV, COBE and Toyo Ito.
This is Divisare Books Box Set #4, produced in a stated edition of only 100 box sets worldwide. Each booklet is an A5 colour volume, printed digitally on fine recycled paper and staple-bound, with a separate first edition in February 2017 and this “second limited edition” in September 2017. Copies were sold exclusively through the Divisare online shop and are now out of print; complete 5-book sets in the original slipcase are rarely seen on the secondary market and are highly desirable to architecture, design and photobook collectors.
Highlights of this set include
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Early Divisare box set, limited to 100 slipcased sets worldwide
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Five complete colour booklets, each focusing on a single major project
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Subjects include SANAA, Herzog & de Meuron, COBE, MVRDV and Toyo Ito
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A5 format (approx. 14.8 × 21 cm), fine recycled paper, digital colour print
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Handmade slipcase with silver-stamped titling, produced in Rome for Divisare
Contents of this box set
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DIVISARE BOOKS Issue 37 – Naoshima Ferry Terminal – SANAA
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Photographer: Rasmus Hjortshøj (COAST)
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Project: Naoshima Ferry Terminal, Japan
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Second edition: September 2017 (first edition February 2017)
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Approx. 40 pages, colour, staple-bound
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Total edition 200 copies (100 sold individually, 100 for this box set)
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DIVISARE BOOKS Issue 38 – Kanazawa – SANAA
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Photographer: Rasmus Hjortshøj
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Project: Kanazawa / 21st Century Museum surroundings, Japan
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Second edition: September 2017 (first edition February 2017)
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Approx. 40 pages, colour, staple-bound
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Total edition 200 copies (100 sold individually, 100 for this box set)
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DIVISARE BOOKS Issue 40 – 1111 Lincoln Road – Herzog & de Meuron
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Photographer: Rasmus Hjortshøj
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Project: 1111 Lincoln Road, Miami, USA
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Second edition: September 2017 (first edition February 2017)
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Approx. 36 pages, colour, staple-bound
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Total edition 200 copies (100 sold individually, 100 for this box set)
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DIVISARE BOOKS Issue 41 – Ragnarock – COBE & MVRDV
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Photographer: Rasmus Hjortshøj
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Project: Ragnarock Museum for Pop, Rock and Youth Culture, Roskilde
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Architects: COBE and MVRDV
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Second edition: September 2017 (first edition February 2017)
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Approx. 40 pages, colour, staple-bound
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Total edition 200 copies (100 sold individually, 100 for this box set)
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DIVISARE BOOKS Issue 42 – Tama Art University Library – Toyo Ito Architects
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Photographer: Rasmus Hjortshøj
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Project: Tama Art University Library, Hachioji, Japan
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Architect: Toyo Ito & Associates
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Second edition: September 2017 (first edition February 2017)
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Approx. 36 pages, colour, staple-bound
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Total edition 200 copies (100 sold individually, 100 for this box set)
Condition
Overall very good, with light shelf wear to the slipcase and covers consistent with careful handling; interiors are clean and bright, with tight staples and no obvious writing or markings noted. Please review all photos closely to confirm condition and details before purchasing.
We currently have several other Divisare titles and box sets listed separately in our store. If you collect Divisare or contemporary architecture books, you may want to browse our other listings for additional volumes from the early series.
