Pharrell Williams Is Selling His Stuff—From His Hats to a KAWS Collab

Treasures from Pharrell Williams’s vault are heading out of storage—and could land in your hands.

The multihyphenate is offloading rarities from his prized Vivienne Westwood hats to collaborations with KAWS and the Beastie Boys on Joopiter Marketplace, a new initiative by the auction platform he founded. The buy-it-now extension allows buyers to snap up collectibles from the archives of cultural figures, each handpicked by the Joopiter team.

“This new offering will connect us with more people from around the world while still staying true to who we are,” Williams said in a statement. “We have an incredible lineup of some of my favorite artists and collaborators, and it’s amazing to see these items have a second life with collectors who cherish the history and impact of each piece.”

Launched today, Marketplace is already chockful of merchandise. Williams’s trove brims with footwear from his clothing line ICECREAM, jackets by Gucci and Levi’s, a rare Daft Punk record box set (still sealed!), a poster for The Voice, and samples from his other fashion label, Billionaire Boys Club (some of which he donned in the 2003 video for “Frontin’“). But also on offer are items from four other collectors.

Artist Tom Sachs, for starters, is selling a host of prints from his 2020 series “There Is No Try.” The work features a drawing of Star Wars character Yoda against a range of colorful backgrounds (its title nods to the Jedi master’s iconic quote, “Do or do not. There is no try”). Two sets of four prints, as well as six individual prints, are available on Joopiter’s Marketplace, with proceeds from their sales supporting the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, where the prints were created.

Another Sachs work shows up in Easy Otabor‘s listings, in the form of the artist’s sculptural record crate, which was included in the 2022 exhibition “Tom Sachs: Furniture” at his Anthony Gallery. The Chicago gallerist is also offering sets of prints and t-shirts by artists Morgan Blair and Matt McCormick, created in partnership with his brand Infinite Archives; as well as artifacts tied to the late Virgil Abloh, with whom Otabor was tight. Proceeds from these sales will benefit Theaster Gates’s nonprofit Rebuild Foundation and the Virgil Abloh Foundation.

Several more fashion and design objects are landing in the marketplace. Jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz is parting with a highly coveted Ostrich Tri-Color Birkin 35 by Hermès, an assortment of gems once owned by Elizabeth Taylor (a pearl and diamond ring among them), and other jewelry of her own creation.

Elsewhere, music executive Steven Victor has on offer luxury footwear from brands including Human Made and Timberland, plus prints by Nina Chanel Abney and KAWS.

The introduction of Marketplace marks a significant expansion for Joopiter, which, since its founding in 2022, has made its name on collection sales by the likes of Kim Jones, Nigo, Kid Cudi, and Williams himself. Just last month, the platform hosted its first contemporary art sale, part of it curated by Martha Stewart.

“Over the past three and a half years, Joopiter has built an incredibly loyal following of collectors through our auctions who are also hungry for a proposition that’s more instant,” said John Auerbach, the platform’s CEO, in a statement. We’ve built Joopiter Marketplace to meet this demand, expand our community, and introduce sought-after items that only Joopiter can bring to market.”

Following its launch, Joopiter’s Marketplace has lined up yet more choice offerings. Buyers can next expect to see items from the collections of Nigo, gallerist Melanie Courbet, and Ed Banger Records chief Pedro Winter.

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