Ed Stocker

Milan

Europe Editor at Monocle

Monocle's Europe Editor at Large. Formerly Monocle's Americas Editor at Large in NYC. Before that: Buenos Aires-based Latam foreign correspondent.

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The hidden waterworks beneath Rome's world-famous fountain

1 month ago | monocle.com | Ed Stocker

Beneath the storied streets of the Italian capital is an equally historic aqueduct. Last stop: Trevi Fountain. "Can you guess which way it is to Piazza di Spagna from here?" says Davide d'Alonzo, our guide and technical manager at Acea, Rome's water-management company. His face is illuminated in the darkness by a large flashlight. "The answer is that you have to look at the way the water is flowing," he says, pointing into the murky tunnels in the direction of Rome's landmark square.
Interview: The CEO of Italy's largest defence company on global instability and European attempts to bolster arms production

2 months ago | monocle.com | Ed Stocker

Roberto Cingolani is a physicist and former government minister who has served as CEO of Leonardo, Italy's largest defence company, since May 2023. His tenure comes at an interesting time for the company - boosting Europe's domestic arms industry is at the forefront of discussions about how the continent can free itself from an overreliance on the US.
What Japanese chef Yoji Tokuyoshi is teaching the Italians about eating well

2 months ago | monocle.com | Ed Stocker

Meet the restaurateur and entrepreneur behind a crop of canny food businesses in Milan and TokyoOriginally from Japan, chef and entrepreneur Yoji Tokuyoshi has taken Milan's culinary scene by storm since moving here almost 20 years ago. His epiphany? Turning his Italian restaurant that used Japanese techniques into a Japanese one obsessed with Italian ingredients.
Inside the fighter-jet school where virtual technology is your wingman

2 months ago | monocle.com | Ed Stocker

How augmented reality is helping to prepare a new generation of pilots for aerial combat. Wishing a fighter pilot a good flight isn't the done thing, apparently. Stefano Centioni, a former Italian Air Force (IAF) pilot who now works for the country's largest defence contractor, Leonardo, winces at the suggestion. "That's the sort of thing that you say to a Ryanair pilot," he says.
The Agenda: Design & Urbanism

Feb 26, 2025 | monocle.com | Petri Burtsoff |Ed Stocker

LThe beauty of brick, Australian lifestyle brand Country Road and more. CONSTRUCTION ––– HELSINKI Brick by brickWith the advent of concrete-dominated modernism and standardised home building, bricks – once the staple of house construction – gave way to prefabricated elements in the late 20th century, largely because they were cheaper and faster to work with. But Helsinki-based studio Avarrus Architects is helping bricks to make a comeback.
The Agenda: Business

Oct 23, 2024 | monocle.com | Claudia Jacob |Simon Bouvier |Rory Jones |Ed Stocker

LGoing off-piste with Stockholm-based outdoor clothing company Peak Performance, new perfume brand To My Ships’ scent of success and more. The ENTREPRENEURS laura kramer on... Growing off-pisteAn eagerness to expand can take leaders down slippery slopes if they don’t have a clear direction. Luckily for Sara Molnar, the president and ceo of Sweden-based outdoor clothing company Peak Performance, navigating challenging terrain comes as second nature.
Firm Favourites - The Entrepreneurs 7 - Magazine

Oct 25, 2023 | monocle.com | Christopher Lord |Jack Simpson |Ed Stocker |Natalia Maiboroda

LBusiness in the UAE is booming but it’s not just tall towers shooting skyward, oil services or aviation. Here we profile a breadth of start-ups and smart ideas from AI and app development to design and film production – plus what’s brewing in the Arabian coffee scene. What the UAE has planned for AI. The UAE is not known for doing things by half measures. It usually goes after the next big thing with gusto, whether that’s importing the world’s biggest museums or investing in the metaverse.
Breaking new ground - The Entrepreneurs 7 - Magazine

Oct 25, 2023 | monocle.com | Ed Stocker |Christopher Lord

LAs a still-young country, the UAE offers bold, enterprising entrepreneurs opportunities to carve out their own path, whether in logistics or property. We meet three business pioneers. Mahdi Amjad, founder and executive chairman, OmniyatIt’s hard to imagine how things were before. Apartment 801 of The Lana, an almost-completed mixed-use property consisting of residences and a hotel, looks onto a circular marina sprinkled with yachts and, beyond that, Downtown Dubai’s skyscrapers.