On Friday March 30th it announced that it was imposing countervailing tariffs on Chinese manufacturers of high-gloss paper to offset indirect subsidies they get from the state.
At first glance, "High Style" (Chronicle Books, $60) might appear to be just the latest example of designers acting like celebrities and, without any identifiable use to readers, memorializing themselves on high-gloss paper.
You could choose a shiny, high-gloss paper or a more matte, flat option.
It immediately placed duties on two high-gloss-paper manufacturers, but the duties were later removed when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled against them.
Second off, take out the paper cover - it's usually always high quality glossed paper and some parts of it may be shiny.
Designed by the art director Jonny Lu (whose short list of clients includes Gemfields, Hakaan and Louis Vuitton), the minimal box – part recycled brown paper, part high gloss laminated white cardstock – really completes the experience of shopping at victoriabeckham.com.
After printing the results on high-gloss photo paper, he immersed them in water or sprayed them with steam until the images bled and fell apart.
The surface of some specimens was polished to high gloss with a polishing machine (Motopol 8; Buehler, Düsseldorf, Germany) and wet abrasive paper discs (Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL) with a grit of 1000, 2000, and 4000.
SERVICE -- Polished to a high gloss.
The dominant color is black, in high-energy high gloss.
So don't expect high gloss from this production.
