MILAN — Inside Fabscarte’s atelier in Milan, decorators and master artisans are employing techniques that trace their roots back to the days Leonardo Da Vinci called Milan his home. Among them, a “classic” technique of dusting and creating a “glaze” or plays of light and shadow on the paper. Their technique also involves working with a variety of unexpected materials like plasters, metallic powders and even coffee powder.

When it comes to textile design, the process isn’t that much different, Luigi Scarabelli, who cofounded the firm with Emilio Brazzolotto, reflected. “True craftsmanship is a continuous process. It’s about advancing a revered art form throughout the creative journey — in an experimental and completely handmade way,” said Scarabelli, a self-taught artisan.

Fabscarte was founded in 2012 and creates bespoke wall coverings for luxury homes worldwide — with residential projects in major design capitals like London, New York and Milan.

It wasn’t a surprise, he continued, that Xiamen, China-based Dido Liu, founder of Deepmoss, contacted the firm over a year ago to collaborate on their first special capsule collection of ready-to-wear for women. They have now unveiled their second capsule collection for the fall 2025 season.

The fall 2025 collection is called Mostro Nostro, Italian for “our monster,” Fabscarte told WWD. The design was inspired by the movement of water, its reflections and how it transforms into new and unexpected images, distorted by movement.

Its light and transparent motif was achieved by employing a special gel-based composition, infusing fabrics with a liquid, fragmented quality that creates depth and evokes a sense of flow. Since Deepmoss is based in China, they do not follow the international ready-to-wear calendar. The collection is currently being shown on a private basis and to select buyers.

The first collection was released for spring 2025.

A growing penchant for luxury wall coverings is being fueled in part by the luxury boom in high-net worth heavy capitals like Dubai.

Fashion has taken note. Collaborations between fashion firms and wall covering brands are on the rise. In 2017, storied wallpaper house de Gournay partnered with Edgardo Osorio of Aquazzura for a two-way collaboration of interiors and shoes. In 2023, Marni teamed with LondonArt, a firm founded in 2011, for Marni wallpaper.

Home textiles and wall coverings company Schumacher, however, was one of the first pioneers. Its first fashion tie up was with French fashion designer Paul Poiret in 1930, and in 1958 it produced a collection of prints with Elsa Schiaparelli. Last year the New York City-based company unveiled a collaboration with the lifestyle brand founded by Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz, a collection of fabrics, wall coverings and trims that reflect her eclectic runway fashions and South American spirit.