Decentralized art marketplace

Faster Than Light, a software development company from Kyiv approached us through a partnership network to develop a decentralized art marketplace for their client: ArtVault. ArtVault is an emerging art platform on a mission to transform the art market using decentralized technology. Partnering with us, they aimed to create a decentralized art marketplace to give artists greater control over their work, provide collectors with increased transparency, and enthusiasts with expanded access to a vibrant community.
Client
ArtVault (NDA)
Industry
Arts & Culture, Crypto
Platform
Web App
Services Used
Product Development
Tech Stack
React, Next.js, Solidity, Node.js, Avalanche.js, Avalanche Blockchain, MongoDB, AWS EC2, IPFS
The Challenge
ArtVault was founded by artists from various backgrounds who had a very clear criteria for the product they wanted to build, this was their vision:
Empowering artists: Providing emerging and established photographers with platforms to showcase their work and retain creative autonomy.

Stewarding collectors:Enabling collectors to support emerging artists and assemble diverse collections through thoughtful curation and community involvement.

Building community: Fostering a vibrant and inclusive community of artists, collectors, curators, and enthusiasts to collaborate and engage with photographic art.
Our Approach
Blockchain integration: Leveraging Avalanche blockchain technology to create a secure and transparent platform for art transactions, ensuring authenticity and provenance.

NFT-native photography: Envisioning the blockchain as the primary space for photographic images to circulate culturally, ArtVault focuses on NFT-native photography.

Architecture design: Designed a decentralized platform architecture leveraging blockchain and IPFS for secure and transparent art transactions.

Smart contract development: Developed smart contracts for art authentication, ownership tracking, and sales transactions, ensuring security and reliability.

Community building: Fostering a growing and vibrant community of artists, collectors, curators, and builders to collaborate, share, and engage with photographic art.
The Solution
NFT integration: With OpenSea integration, we have streamlined the minting, listing, and trading of NFTs, enhancing liquidity for users, and leveraging the Avalanche’s compatibility.

Immutable art registry: Assigning Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to photographic images to provide a transparent and immutable record of provenance and ownership history.

Curated collections: Enabling collectors to support and assemble new work from a diverse group of emerging and established artists through expert curation.

Community engagement: Facilitating interactions through Discord among artists, collectors, curators, and enthusiasts, fostering collaboration and engagement with photographic art.

Art-centric UX/UI design: The platform's interface is designed to prioritize the visual presentation of the artwork itself in a stunning and user-friendly manner.
The Results
Artist engagement: Since its inception, ArtVault has onboarded over 350 artists, providing a platform for both emerging and established photographers to showcase their work.

User adoption: The platform boasts a user base of almost 10,000 users, including collectors, curators, and enthusiasts, contributing to a vibrant and diverse art community.

Projects launched: ArtVault has successfully launched 14 virtual exhibitions and collaborative projects, providing opportunities for artists to showcase their work.