Cipe Pineles was one of the most influential yet unsung art directors of the 20th century. Cipe Pineles “A talented art director and illustrator, Pineles worked on several groundbreaking women’s magazines, including Seventeen and Charm,” Roberts says. The first woman admitted to the New York Art Directors Club (1948) and, in … A t the end of Cipe Pineles’ career, she was celebrated in the design world. Cipe Pineles. Her work is chronicled in several publications, notably Martha Scotford’s monograph, Cipe Pineles: A Life of Design, 1999, and a 2002 chapbook, Cipe Pineles: Two Remembrances. Pineles’ importance to the design world only became apparent to the editors of the book after they had purchased the original copy. An Austrian-born graphic designer, Pineles (1908–1991) achieved several notable firsts in the industry: The first woman ever to hold the title of art director at a major magazine. Parsons School of Design students produced these projects in the third-year Graphic Design course, Editorial Design, taught by Cipe Pineles.A description of the course in the 1970-1971 Parsons School of Design catalog reads, "Plan and design a 24 page publication on a specified subject. In MacNaughton’s words, the whole ordeal felt like it was guided by Pineles, as serendipitous as it was. Now her vibrant legacy comes to light in the new book Leave Me Alone With the Recipes: The Life, Art & Cookbook of Cipe Pineles (Bloomsbury, 2017) featuring dozens of unpublished paintings, recipes, and stories of her remarkable life and work. As an illustrator, design teacher and art director working primarily in women’s magazines, she was an exemplary professional, … Cipe Pineles, from Leave Me Alone with the Recipes. The career of the American designer Cipe Pineles presents us with a much needed opportunity to explore new ways of writing design history.