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The Bubble Art

A seasonal digital-art marketplace with curated drops, a live auction floor, an immersive 3D gallery and an augmented-reality (AR) preview — where artists keep 100%.

Project Snapshot

The project at a glance

Client

The Bubble Art

Industry

Digital Art / Creator Marketplace

Project type

Marketplace + auctions + 3D gallery

Timeline

~12 weeks

Standout

Artists keep 100%

Status

Live

The Challenge

A marketplace that finally favours the artist

Most art marketplaces take a heavy cut and treat the work like inventory. The Bubble Art wanted the opposite: a seasonal, curated home for digital art where artists keep 100% of their sales, collectors feel the occasion of a drop, and the browsing experience actually honours the art.

That meant building curated drops, a live auction floor, an immersive 3D gallery and an augmented-reality (AR) preview mode - well beyond a standard store. It had to feel like an event, not a catalogue: scarcity and timing around drops, the energy of live bidding, and a gallery that makes digital art feel tangible.

The Bubble Art
Our Approach

Designed around moments, not thumbnails

We designed the platform around moments. Curated seasonal drops create anticipation; a live auction floor brings real-time energy and competition; and an immersive 3D gallery and an augmented-reality (AR) preview mode let collectors experience work in their own space rather than as thumbnails. Throughout, the model stays artist-first - 100% to the creator.

Engineering-wise, this meant real-time auction infrastructure, a curated drop and release system, and a performant 3D gallery that still loads fast - all wrapped in a design that feels premium and creative.

  • Artists keep 100% of their sales - a creator-first model by design.
  • Curated seasonal drops with scarcity and anticipation built into the calendar.
  • A live auction floor with real-time bidding and genuine energy.
  • An immersive 3D gallery that lets collectors experience art in space.
  • Augmented reality (AR): preview any piece on your own wall or in your room before you collect it.
  • Premium, creative design that honours the work.
What We Built

Key features, done properly

Curated Drops

Seasonal, hand-picked releases that build anticipation and scarcity.

Live Auction Floor

Real-time bidding that brings the energy of a live sale online.

Immersive 3D Gallery

A spatial gallery that lets collectors experience art, not thumbnails.

Augmented Reality (AR)

Collectors point a phone and place a piece on their own wall or in their room - digital art you can actually see in your space before you buy.

100% to Artists

A creator-first payment model with no cut taken from sales.

Collector Experience

Discovery, drops and bidding designed to feel like an event.

Artist Tools

Everything creators need to drop, showcase and sell their work.

How It Was Built

A clear, proven process

STEP 01

Concept & Curation Model

We defined the drop calendar, auction mechanics and the artist-first economics.

STEP 02

Experience Design

We designed the drops, the auction floor and the immersive 3D gallery.

STEP 03

Custom Build

We engineered real-time auctions, the drop system and a fast 3D gallery.

STEP 04

Launch & Curate

We launched the first drops and continue to refine the experience.

Under The Hood

The stack that powers it

Frontend & 3D

A custom marketplace UI plus an immersive, performant 3D gallery.

Realtime Auctions

Live bidding infrastructure with real-time updates.

Commerce & Payouts

A drop/release system and artist-first payment flows.

The Outcome

What it delivers

100%

Of sales go to the artist

Live

Real-time auction floor

3D + AR

Explore art in a gallery or on your own wall

Curated

Seasonal, drop-based releases

The Bubble Art launched as a genuinely different marketplace - one where the experience feels like an event and the economics finally favour the artists who make the work.

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