Full Mistica

Anatomy of a Collection

Discover how the illustrated patterns come to life

01

Fossils & Skulls Research

Either from photos of fossils at museums, books or online research, the theme of the collection is decided and a mood board is created. Plants need to align with the skulls to show the animal's natural habitat for the collection to be harmonious and have the brand's signature.

02

Illustrating all the Motifs

All designs are illustrated digitally using a tablet. Amazing brushes help create gradients and textures seen on fabrics. This is also the stage where the Hero print is made, this way the rest of the collection is based off of the main composition. An essential stage is to decide which shape to fit the compositions in and tweak it accordingly

03

Creating the Repeat

Some layouts are used as templates, so you'll find diamond repeats, stripes, tiles and so on across the collections. At this stage it's decided if other elements need to be created to fill empty spaces and which repeat tecnique will be used. A minimum of eight patterns are created, from very complex designs to minimalistic repeats meant to coordinate with the Hero.

04

Applying it to Mockups

For you to see it in a real setting. Scale, details, margins, if it breathes well and more. Which products will get each pattern and the colour variations. For the Compendium series, the scarves have handwritten, tiny texts scattered around the main motif, so these products are carefully designed respecting text size for all products to be aligned between collections.

05

Submit to Wholesale Page

All products need accurate descriptions and specifications. The wholesale website needs new pages created, but the main website too, for licensing inquiries for you to print on your own range of surfaces. Packaging and hangtags are also developed for you to see how everything looks when displayed at your shop.

06

Present to Subscribers

A great way to see the collections is by subscribing. This way any new range is neatly prepared as a newsletter, presenting each product and it's specifications, MOQ, price and plenty of images to show the new designs. Just sit tight and wait for it to reach your inbox. Just reply to know more or place an order.

07

Request Samples of Fabrics

You'll need to feel the fabrics, see the sharp lines of the designs, notice the gradient colours merging together and more. The designs have intricate details and the team should try them on, see how the fabrics have several options to style. You can then display it on your shelves to see how it connects with the other ranges you have, or to choose a particular section just for that range. Get in touch to get a sample shipped to your door.

08

Chose your Range

After the whole process of creation and the guarantee you're content with the samples, you are ready to choose the products and patterns. Based on the MOQ: choose fabrics only of one particular collection; Mix all 6 options of products using your favourite designs; Get paper based products of 2 collections and to explore other prints. Boundless possibilities.

Bespoke Offerings & Services

Independent Brand Offering Exclusively to Luxury Boutiques

Wholesale Giftware

Providing premium, shelf ready gifts for boutique or souvenir stores who cater to collectors of the eclectic and unusual. Several pattern collections available to choose from. We protect our partners by ensuring geographic exclusivity for our physical stockists. Low opening MOQs designed to introduce Full Mistica seamlessly into your existing retail layout.

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Licensing Designs

To print on your choice of gifts. All files are delivered in high-resolution, industry-compliant layers optimized for digital printing across diverse textile mediums. Browse our password-protected lookbook of available dark botanical, skull and fossil motifs for apparel, home textiles, luxury packaging and several other possibilities to suit your boutique

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Commissioned Collections

For gift shop owners with an idea. For cultural institutions looking to stock merch to suit an exhibition. We shall follow the steps above to develop a full, harmonious range of prints or a capsule collection. Commission tailored, concept-driven artwork designed uniquely for your brand’s upcoming seasonal collection.

How Commissions Work

What People Say

Amazing clients I had the priviledge to work with

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Emma Gittins Senior Buyer Manchester Museum

We love the designs and the quality of the products Full Mistica offers, its nice to see fresh designs on the market that stand out from the crowd

Rich S. Senior Buyer York Museums Trust

I recently came across your beautiful brand and wanted to personally extend an invitation to be featured in our upcoming Style Spotlight campaign, a carefully curated selection of exceptional fashion designers, clothing brands and accessories companies

Madeleine Rose Hunter Sales Executive at Tatler

Meet the Designer | Graphic & Pattern Design

Karen Mattiazzo

Karen Mattiazzo is a Graphic & Pattern Designer from Brazil based in England. She had an urge to start creating illustrated collections of mystical themes to add a magical touch to people’s surroundings, based on nature, crystals and badass skulls. Her unique pieces merge myth and lore, knowledge and art. Scarves printed with tiny trivia facts about that specific motif in the collection. She also stocks museums with dinosaur themed souvenirs. As an exclusive experience she shows all her best collections available on paper and fabric gifts.

Brazilian/Portuguese/Italian

8 years in the UK

15 years of Design Career

Origin of the name

[fʊl ˈmístika]

English, Italian

Full: adjective. Mistica: noun, adjective, social movement in Latin America, religion, a genre in literature. It all translates to "mystic" or "mysticism" in English.

The name came to because I love to venture in mystical themes and wanted this to translate into my designs, so I started with crystals and tiny skulls

An overall look on my

Timeline

Graduated in Fashion Design at Fine Arts Uni in São Paulo
Studied Graphic Design at FAAP Uni in São Paulo
Worked at several studios and agencies as an Assistant Designer, Senior Graphic/Digital Designer, Art Director and more for around 8 years
Moved to Manchester in March 2019!
Worked as a Freelancer for a small brand from the UK and brands all over the world
Stayed 2,5 years at a company designing merch collections for influencers
Started exploring my own line work and illustration style
Developed an interest in mystical collections and created dark, pagan themes with skulls in the winter months
Monstera Skulls was born and I realised that was the style I wanted to follow
Designed more and more collections, exploring dark and light themes influenced by the seasons, always using skulls and runes
Launched my Gift Shop with my prints on paper and fabric!
Prepared a range of products to sell at markets and small indie shops to find the tribe that would like what I make
After 2 years selling at markets, realised I wanted to focus on creating pattern collections of all kinds, so I changed the website and the services to suit this new chapter
Have been focusing on collaborations with brands, selling to souvenir shops and boutiques or to be commissioned to print my patterns on all kinds of surfaces
FM was featured on Tatler's Style Spotlight, on the September issue, by Condé Nast, showing my brand to more than 2.2M people

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