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In the last few months, The NY Times Presents: Brunch Hate Reads has shifted focus from waging war against Irony and trolling Brooklyn futurism consultants in order to cast its terrible gaze upon Queens, turning up stones in a series of Real Estate, Style and Weekend articles only to find the most singularly irritating new gentrifiers in the borough. Come and cringe as the Times takes a tour of the "Toyota Corolla" of neighborhoods only to find that, among obnoxious bandwagon jumpers, Queens "is finally getting some respect."

Life coach Corey Anker, a 15-year resident of Manhattan, and his family felt cramped in their Gramercy apartment. "I just didnt see myself living there, Anker said of Queens. "To me, it was an old persons borough." But this prejudice against mortality gave way to an epiphany: Queens apartment buildings have some super sweet retro-chic wall coverings.

A couple of blocks away on Austin Street, he found a mix of cafes, bars, chain stores and small businesses and began to picture a life there. Twenty minutes and four express stops later, he was back in Manhattan planning their move.

I was vehemently opposed to moving to Queens, said Mr. Anker, a life coach who arrived with his family to Parker Towers in May, renting a renovated $3,600-a-month three-bedroom, two-bath with a balcony. Now, I couldnt love it any more if you paid me.

Anker will be neighbors with artists like Michelle Byrd, who are just relieved that Queens finally looks enough like Brooklyn as to be habitable.

Into her life came Pearson Court Square, a new 197-unit rental building with prices that range from $2,600 a month for a studio to $5,800 for a two-bedroom penthouse. Now shes not far from MoMA PS1 and exhibition spaces like the SculptureCenter, Ms. Byrd said. The number of people jumping off the 7 train, she said, asking directions and taking photographs that makes it feel very cosmopolitan.

Then there are the advertising strategists who see a gentrified neighborhood, and can peer into the future at the potential for even MORE gentrifying to come.

The couple pay $3,720 a month, including use of a two-story gym, squash and basketball courts, a coffee lounge, a screening room, a childrens playroom and three roof decks with barbecues, wet bars and misting machines for hot summer days. If you were to pick up this apartment and drop it into Manhattan, Mr. Plaza said, youd be asking for north of $5,000 a month.

If someone came into your bedroom every night and whispered, "Ringo was the true genius of The Beatles" for a year, you might wake up one day and inexplicably find yourself passionately arguing that "Don't Pass Me By" was the best song on The White Album, or that "Octopus's Garden" was actually a deep metaphor for soldiers coming home from Vietnam. So of course, we can't forget about the brokerage firms that have set up shop in Long Island City and are doing everything they can to jam their own mantra down our throats: "Queens is the new Brooklyn."

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Como, Italy (PRWEB) November 30, 2014

A' Design Award & Competition is pleased to announce that the Mouvant Collection by Brazil & Murgel Contemporary Jewelry has won the coveted Golden A' Design Award in Jewelry, Eyewear and Watch Design Competition.

About Mouvant Collection A representative from, Brazil & Murgel Contemporary Jewelry, the company behind the award winning jewelry design collection Mouvant said: Mouvant Collection was inspired by futurism, such as the ideas of dynamism and materialization of the intangible presented by the Italian artist Umberto Boccioni. The earrings and the ring of Mouvant Collection feature several gold fragments of different sizes, welded in such a way that achieves an illusion of motion, creating impression of many different shapes, depending on the angle that it is viewed. Learn more about this jewelry design project at: https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=30235

Project Members for Mouvant Collection Mouvant Collection was made by Fabio Brazil and Henrique Murgel

The Golden A' Design Award The Golden A' Design Award is a prestigious award given to top 3% percentile designs that has exhibited an exemplary level of sublimity in design. The designs are judged by a jury panel composed of press members, academics and design professionals following strict evaluation guidelines. Entries are peer-reviewed and anonymously voted on predetermined evaluation criteria for a fair judging. Laureates of the A' Jewelry Design Competition are granted a series of PR and publicity services to celebrate the status of winning the accolades. Award winners get a custom interview published at Designer Interviews, and awarded works are invited to Design Mega Store for sales purposes. Furthermore each winner gets the award logo to use for marketing purposes and laureates are invited to join the gala-night in Italy to collect their design yearbooks, trophies and certificates.

About A' Design Award & Competition The International A' Design Award and Competition was established to recognize and promote excellent design work in order to create a global understanding and appreciation for good design practices and principles. The A' Design Awards aims to push designers, architects, brands and product manufacturers worldwide to come up with superior products and projects that benefit society. Learn more about the A' Design Award and Competition at http://www.designaward.com

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