Established by Milton Schiffer in 1945, Schiffer Prints was a division of Mil-Art Company Inc. Needing a new initiative to revitalise the company's fortunes after the war, Schiffer invited six architects, designers, and painters to create designs for printed fabrics, some of which were later modified as wallpapers. The Stimulus Collection produced in 1949 included designs by the artist Salivdor Dali, selected because of 'his famed gifts of color and craftsmanship', which are reflected in Spring Rain's vividly coloured geometric raindrops. The New York Times described the Stimulus Collection as 'Unquestionably the most brilliant single collection of all modern prints introduced since the war'. Dali also designed fabrics for Welsey Simpson (1944), curtains and drapes for Sterling (1949), rugs for Mohawk (1952) and ties for McCurach (1944).