b"a tale ofTherenewalwork of William Mason, arguably the most important wallpaper designer and manufacturer in New Zealand history, has been brought back to life by Resene. Napier-bornandLondon-trainedtextiledesignerMason lived in Wellington in the 1950s, teaching art and exhibiting paintings. He and his wife Maureen began producing hand-printed textiles, then wallpapers which were eagerly snapped upbyhomeownersrenovatingoldvillas.By1965,the Masons' work adorned the walls of embassies worldwide as well as the New Zealand suite in the Hong Kong Hilton hotel. Today, examples are held in prominent galleries and museumsThecollectionwasrebornin2016.Around20ofthe including the Alexander Turnbull Library and Te Papa. Mason positives were in good enough condition to consider Printing wallpaper is an ancient art. Originally printed byusing, from which eight formed the final selection. While blocks made from fruit tree wood it superseded the previousthe resulting sample book features selected Resene colour meansofdecoratingwallshangingplainpaperandcombinations, decorators are welcome to specify their own illustrating it when in situ. By the 1950s the screen printingpreferences from any of the Resene colour collections.technique became more widespread and is the process weMason designs are hand screenprinted using Resene paints. are most familiar with today. Specialist blank papers are imported by Aspiring Walls, which Wallpaper has been part of the Resene story since thealso supplies Resene with commercial wallpaper ranges.company bought Mason Prints in 1974. The business came complete with the Marion Street building in Wellington whichView the Mason Handcrafted Wallpaper collection atResene WallpaperResene Wallpaper housed the wallpaper showroom and subsequently becameyour local Resene ColorShop (selected stores only). MT01 MPP01the first Resene ColorShop. Resene continued to expand theOr view the Mason designs and colour ideas online at original Mason's collection into new designs and colourways. www.resene.com/mason. Opposite left: This Mason Bamboo design uses Resene Rangoon Green and metallic paints Resene Pioneer and Resene Pure Pewter. Opposite right: This Mason Poppies design Resene WallpaperResene uses Resene Rice Cake, Resene Toto and metallic paints Resene Bedrock and Resene Gold Dust. Above left: This Mason Tosca design uses Resene Half Delta on Resene Rice Cake. MBB01 Rice Cake Above right: This Mason Poppies design uses Resene Nero, Resene White and metallic paints Resene Bedrock and Resene Gold Dust.46| |47"