MINTED PARTNERS WITH POTTERY BARN KIDS AND PBTEEN FOR EXCLUSIVE WALL ART COLLECTION DEBUTING FALL 2016

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Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen, members of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. WSM portfolio of brands, and Minted, the design marketplace that connects consumers with the world's best artists, today announced a partnership with Minted Art to create an exclusive wall art collection for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen. The collection, to debut in fall 2016, will feature art created by Minted's community of thousands of independent artists and designed for nursery, kid and teen rooms.

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"We believe in Minted's mission to support independent artists and we're excited to collaborate with Minted to give our customers access to exclusively designed art," said Sandra Stangl, President, Pottery Barn Brands. "Our customers have a strong appreciation for art and a keen eye for design, and this partnership offers another way to inspire great design for our customers."

From now through February 18, 2016, artists from around the world are invited to submit works of art to the "Minted x Pottery Barn Kids & PBteen Wall Art Challenge" for an opportunity to be featured in the collection for baby, kids and teen. From February 19, 2016 through February 29, 2016, the community can support the artists by voting for their favorite entries online to help Minted, Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen select the works that will ultimately be produced and sold as part of the collection which will be sold in Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen stores nationwide as well as online at www.potterybarnkids.com and www.pbteen.com. The winning artists win upfront cash prizes and commissions on all sales of their artwork.

"Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen share Minted's commitment to helping customers express their unique style and enabling independent artists to bring their creative visions to life," said Minted Founder and CEO Mariam Naficy. "This unique partnership creates a new path to market that will bring independent art into chic nurseries, inspired children's rooms, and discerning dorm rooms around the world. We are thrilled for the opportunity this creates for Minted artists."

To join the conversation on social media, please follow @potterybarnkids @pbteen, @minted and #mintedxpbk and #mintedxpbteen. For further details on the contest, please visit www.Potterybarnkids.com/minted or www.Pbteen.com/minted.

ABOUT MINTED

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Minted is a design marketplace that connects you to the world's best independent artists to create something one-of-a-kind. Minted's unique crowd sourced model represents a modern marketplace – one where the community decides what goods are showcased and sold. This model ensures fresh, on-trend designs are continuously being added to Minted. Minted enables artists, designers and photographers around the world to create original work, then provides them with an operations platform that handles all fulfillment and customer service. This leaves creatives to do what they do best, while letting Minted do the rest. The company – which began in stationery, then moved into art (2012) and textiles (2014), most recently expanded beyond physical goods into digital content, starting with website designs. Minted has raised $90M since launching in 2007 and is funded by Benchmark Capital, IDG Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures as well as angel investors.

ABOUT POTTERY BARN KIDS

Pottery Barn Kids, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands, is a premier specialty retailer for children's home furnishings and decorative accessories. Introduced in 1999, Pottery Barn Kids offers exclusive designs that create kid-friendly, stylish and innovative spaces for the nursery, bedroom and playroom. Key product categories include furniture, bedding, bath, window treatments, rugs, lighting, decorative accessories, toys, nursery essentials and gear such as backpacks and reusable lunch bags. Pottery Barn Kids operates 88 company-owned stores in the United States, Canada and Australia and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East, the Philippines and Mexico, as well as an ecommerce site at www.potterybarnkids.com that offers international shipping to customers worldwide. Pottery Barn Kids provides complimentary design services, a comprehensive gift registry program and monogramming services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

ABOUT PBTEEN

PBteen, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands, launched in 2003 and is the first home retailer to focus exclusively on the teenage market. Designed to fully furnish bedrooms, study and lounge spaces for tweens and teens, PBteen provides fresh, fashionable options to appeal to varying teenage tastes. Categories include: bedding, window treatments, rugs, lighting, gear, decorative accessories, storage and organization solutions, and furniture including beanbag chairs. PBdorm, launched in 2010, is an exclusive collection that offers dorm furniture and essentials. This collection includes XL twin sheets, lighting, seating, storage bins and organization solutions, and other accessories designed to help teens turn their dorm room into their ultimate home away from home. PBteen products are available through direct mail catalogs, e-commerce site PBteen.com and at eighteen U.S. retail stores. PBteen currently offers international shipping to customers worldwide. PBteen has an active following on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, We Heart It, Wanelo, and its blog theStyleHouse. Additionally, PBdorm has a dedicated following on Instagram. PBteen is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

ABOUT WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of high-quality products for the home. These products, representing eight distinct merchandise strategies – Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm, PBteen, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham – are marketed through e-commerce websites, direct mail catalogs and 623 stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. currently operates in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East, the Philippines and Mexico.

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