Time could have claimed Avicii, however an unprecedented public sale organized by his household goals to remodel his private belongings into catalysts for change.
Followers of Avicii, whose actual identify was Tim Bergling, will quickly be capable to place bids to personal a tangible reminiscence of the legendary DJ, who in 2018 tragically died by suicide on the age of 28. 267 of his private objects are set to hit the public sale block on October 1st and all proceeds will profit the Tim Bergling Basis, a philanthropic group launched within the wake of his loss of life to supply assist for younger folks experiencing psychological well being points.
Offered by Stockholms Auktionsverk, the gathering contains sneakers, garments and musical devices owned by Bergling. The corporate, which claims to be the world’s oldest public sale home, has joined forces with EDM.com to supply our readers with an unique first look.
“The household has lengthy thought-about how you can finest deal with these things and determined {that a} charity public sale for The Tim Bergling Basis was the most suitable choice somewhat than preserving them in storage,” says Stockholms Auktionsverk specialist Malin Sveholm, who’s overseeing the public sale. “Holding an public sale for the Tim Bergling Basis—whose objective is to assist the psychological wellbeing of younger folks—is remodeling them into monetary sources to assist others.”
Lot #10 encompasses a black Miami Marlins New Period cap, dimension 7 3/8. Bergling wore the hat throughout a efficiency in San Francisco in February 2016.
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Stockholms Auktionsverk
Stockholms Auktionsverk
Lot #14 encompasses a pair of blue Givenchy high-top sneakers with white soles and complex patterns of white flowers. The scale just isn’t specified.
Bergling wore the sneakers for a press shoot in Might 2016, lower than two years earlier than his loss of life. He additionally wore them to Burning Man that 12 months and they’re nonetheless “coated in sand” from Black Rock Metropolis.
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Lot #79 incorporates a treasure trove for Avicii’s fellow artists: a private DJ setup utilized by Bergling.
The lot includes two Pioneer CDJ-2000 Nexus DJ Multi-Gamers and a Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus Mixer of their unique black circumstances. An digital music collector’s dream, it is a tangible connection to the timeless beats that proceed to maneuver tens of millions.
“Tim Bergling himself was not a collector within the sense that he collected issues to build up an property,” says Tom Österman, Senior Shopper Government oat Stockholms Auktionsverk. “We’ve discovered that he didn’t connect a lot worth to materials possessions, as an alternative his view of cash was that the extra you’ve gotten, the extra cause you must share it—to make the world a greater place.”
The reside public sale will happen at Nybrogatan 32 in Stockholm and on-line Tuesday, October 1st at 3pm CEST (9am ET, 6am PT). Stockholms Auktionsverk is publishing a digital catalog on September sixth.
You will discover out extra through the public sale’s official web site and examine how you can bid right here.
