A three-floor indoor market selling work by city artists and designers is to open in June.

Forty artists will be show their jewellery, fashion, art and furniture in a 5,500 square foot converted warehouse in Dukes Court, just off Duke Street in Brighton.

The art superstore will be open seven days a week, and there are plans to open an organic cafe and juice bar on the ground floor.

The market is the brainwave of Brighton-based furniture designer Sarah Mitchenall, 27, after local designers showed overwhelming interest in a venue to sell their wares.

She said: "It is quite a popular time at the moment for people wanting to buy one-off designs at affordable prices.

"As a designer myself, I found it quite difficult to find a pitch in Brighton that wasn't really expensive, so I started a poster campaign last May to see how many people were interested in getting involved. The response was overwhelming."

Sarah soon set about turning her idea into reality and obtained a £100,000 loan from private investors.

Construction work on the building will begin on April 25, and after completion, the artists will be responsible for the interior design and decorating.

The venue will be transformed from a disused warehouse to a wooden-floored art market with designs for sale ranging from the functional to the wacky.

Gill Corbett, a hat designer from Embassy Court who counts Paul Weller among her customers, has already booked a stall. She said: "I've been looking for a place to trade in for more than two years. The indoor market is perfect and it will be really good to get a foot in the door in Brighton."

Kal Elhajoui, 29, will be selling sartirical art by Brighton artists on his stall. One of the highlights will be toast art by Maria Morrow, a 21-year-old student from the University of Brighton. Maria's quirky pieces of toast scorched with images of Elvis mock the miracles cited in tabloid newspapers.

Maria said: "I sent a piece of my toast to the Star and pretended it was a miracle. I don't think they fell for it, but they printed it, so I've started mass producing the toast as a response to the media reaction. Although people know it's not genuine, they don't know how I made it so it still has an air of mystery."

Stressed-out artists and shoppers will be able to relax with the help of The Art of Unwinding. Mark Maxwell and his partner Sara Cutting will offer head and shoulder massages and relaxation advice in 20-minute slots. The couple intend their contribution to the indoor market to be convenient for lunch-time breaks for staff from local businesses.

The indoor market, which is yet to be named, will open at the end of June. Anyone interested in having a stall or opening the ground floor cafe and juice bar should ring Sarah Mitchenall on 07787 921 392.