Haurongo: Mason, William James

Ki mua

Wallpaper design competition

Whai muri

Man seated with a wallpaper sample in front of him.

William Mason with his winning entry for the Festival of Wellington wallpaper design competition, 1961, which helped fund his new business, Mason Handprints.

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Douglas Lloyd-Jenkins. 'Mason, William James', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/47617/wallpaper-design-competition (accessed 4 June 2026).