links for 2008-09-03

• Riitta Immonen, a Founder of the Marimekko Textile Company, Dies at 90 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
  Finnish fashion changed forever when a textile designer named Armi Ratia took a bit of advice from Ms. Immonen on how to promote sales of the hand-printed cotton fabrics produced by Printex, a company Ms. Ratia owned with her husband. Ms. Immonen, who ran a couture dress shop, suggested turning the boldly patterned cotton cloth into dresses.
  (tags: fashion design style obits)
• Artists' Books Conference | About
  In collaboration with Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair, the Art Libraries Society of New York (ARLIS/NY) announces a conference on contemporary artists’ books. Oct 23-26 in NYC. Looks good. (via Darius Himes)
  (tags: nyc conferences books artists)
• Archinect : Features : Working out of the Box: Gong Szeto, Architect-turned-Information Designer
  "Working out of the Box is a series of features presenting architects who have applied their architecture backgrounds to alternative career paths." First up: my pal Gong!
  (tags: architecture interviews friends)
• Ian Dingman
  via Tiny Showcase.
  (tags: paintings prints drawings artists illustration)