Wabi-Sabi

Wabi-Sabi 5

Appreciating the passage of time seen in the brick and plaster walls of the J.D. Richardson Dry Goods building in St. Joseph, Missouri. Built in 1892, the building housed the largest wholesale dry goods manufacturer in the city by 1917.

Wabi-sabi is a Japanese concept that celebrates authenticity and finds beauty in the patina of age.