Adam Simpson

Adam Simpson founded Intermezzo and edits it. The journal began as a private editorial project inside a broader body of work across strategy, hospitality, object culture, and ventures concerned with continuity, and it has kept the habits of that work: attention paid slowly, judgments made in person, and a standing preference for things built to outlast their owner.

He sets the subjects, holds the research to a standard, and reads every essay before it is published. Articles carry the name of the journal rather than a personal byline. That is deliberate. Intermezzo has a point of view, and the point of view belongs to the publication.

The editorial position is simple enough to state. Write about what has been seen, tasted, worn, or lived in. Name the maker, the vintage, the street, the year. Prefer one exact detail to three general ones. Publish when there is something worth saying, and let the weeks in between stay quiet.

Correspondence is read. Readers who want to argue with a judgment, correct a fact, or propose a subject are welcome to write.