artnet Launches Design Marketplace

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:10am EDT 

artnet Launches Design Marketplace Featuring Modern & Contemporary
Design by Renowned Designers Including Carlo Mollino, Isamu Noguchi,
Jean Royere, Marc Newson and Zaha Hadid

   --  150 galleries in 75 countries

   --  More than 3,000 works

   --  Over 1,000 renowned designers
NEW YORK & BERLIN--(Business Wire)--
artnet today announced the launch of its online Design
Marketplace, www.artnet.com/designmarketplace, featuring modern &
contemporary furniture and decorative arts from over 150 galleries in
75 countries.

   The site features over 3,000 works for sale at the world's leading
design galleries and upcoming auctions worldwide. The works offered on
the site represent the finest in modern and contemporary design by
over 1,000 renowned designers including Carlo Mollino, Isamu Noguchi,
Jean Royere, Marc Newson and Zaha Hadid, among many others.

   The site's search functionality enables users to browse the
Marketplace by designer, object type, style/period, price and location
of the item. Detailed information is provided for each work, and
interested buyers can email the seller directly from the site. All
sellers are members of artnet's gallery network. New works are added
daily.

   "We are delighted to provide this service to the design
community," said Bill Fine, President of artnet. "artnet's Design
Marketplace provides a centralized site for design buyers and sellers
to communicate instantly, inexpensively and globally."

   About artnet:

   artnet has been online since 1995 and is host to 2,000,000
visitors each month. Through its Price Database of 3.6 million auction
sales results and its Gallery Network of over 2,000 galleries
worldwide, artnet is the leading online resource for the international
art market. With the new Design Marketplace, artnet is adding a
searchable database of modern and contemporary design to its
successful information services, as well as online art auctions.

artnet Worldwide Inc.
Sarah Bradley, +1-212-497-9700 ext: 197
sbradley@artnet.com

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