BellaMondo.com Adds Masters and Contemporary Fine Art to E-commerce Site; Virtual Art Dealer Guides Customers Through Purchasing Process.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 BellaMondo.com (www.bellamondo.com), the one-stop luxury resource for unique hard-to-find goods on the Internet, announced it will begin selling Masters and Contemporary fine art that spans five centuries. BellaMondo.com also offers access to a virtual art consultant with expertise in purchasing fine art. Ardis B. Wiedersum, an expert art consultant, will be present on the site to help guide consumers through the purchasing process Purchasing Purchasing is the formal process of buying goods and services. The Purchasing Process can vary from one organization to another but there are some key elements that are common throughout The process usually starts with a 'Demand' or requirements . Ardis will use her 10 years of experience as a director of a New York-based art gallery to answer all questions pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to the art pieces on BellaMondo's Web site and will offer one-on-one consulting via email or telephone. "Fine art is a natural extension of our business design. BellaMondo.com goes where other sites have not to ensure a selection of the finest products available," said Jay Hirshberg, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BellaMondo.com. "We provide fine Masters prints as well as exclusive Contemporary artists coupled with a high level of sales assistance to cater to our customers like no other site on the Internet today." A New Way to Purchase Masters Artwork The Masters collection will initially include five artists - Rembrandt, Renoir, Picasso, Cassatt and Chagall. They will be museum quality, one-of-a kind lithographs that have their original plates and museum preservation frames. BellaMondo.com has struck limited exclusive partnerships with dealers as well as publishers who provide them with a constant stream of the finest artwork that can be found today. "Helping developing our Internet business requires a great deal of knowledge and we think BellaMondo.com has the perfect approach," said Christopher Clark
Contemporary Collection at Your Fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. The Contemporary collection will offer Europe's most important contemporary artists including limited edition, signed pieces by Jurgen Gorg, Judith Rothchild, Willi Kissmer and Alessandro Nocentini. BellaMondo.com will offer a virtual art gallery with the option of purchasing online using a personal consultant or the ability to remain anonymous. The artwork will start at $125.00 and will include free shipping and a certificate of authenticity A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is a seal or small sticker on a proprietary computer program, t-shirt, jersey, or any other memorabilia item, especially in the world of computers and sports, which is designed to demonstrate that the item is authentic. on all pieces purchased. In the near future, BellaMondo.com will be growing the contemporary group of seven artists to more than 30. "We are providing consumers with the education and information necessary to make intelligent choices about the art they are purchasing, whether they are just starting out or are a seasoned collector," said Jay Hirshberg. "We are giving consumers easy access to pieces they wouldn't normally find on their own and our selection will only broaden in time. In addition, if a customer is interested in a hard-to-find piece that is not offered on our site, our experts will help locate it." About BellaMondo.com BellaMondo.com, headquartered in Boston, Mass, is the one-stop luxury resource for unique, hard-to-find, fine goods woven fabrics of fine texture and quality. See also: fine on the Internet. The brainchild brain·child n. An original idea or plan attributed to a person or group. brainchild Noun Informal an idea or plan produced by creative thought Noun 1. of Jay Hirshberg, Bellamondo.com offers its customers unique and hard to find product selection and an extremely high level of customer service and decision support. Prior to launching BellaMondo.com Hirshberg was a leader in e-commerce consulting at Mercer mer·cer n. Chiefly British A dealer in textiles, especially silks. [Middle English, from Old French mercier, trader, from merz, merchandise, from Latin merx Management Consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , where he developed and implemented some of the largest Internet business designs in the market today. Hirshberg and his strong team of e-commerce and retail professionals plan to rapidly expand the sites' unique offerings. |
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