t u r b i n e
by Canadian Designer Lisa Drader-Murphy
Canadian designer Lisa Drader-Murphy is the president and owner of Turbine Fashion Design Studio & Café in Falmouth. A 2005 Progress Club Women of Excellence award winner in the category of innovator/entrepreneur, Drader-Murphy has been a designer for the garment design and manufacturing industry for 20 years.
After graduating in 1990 from Form & Function Design Academy in Calgary at the top of her class, Lisa went on to design numerous products for a variety of sectors, including technical industrial wear, ladies ready-to-wear, active wear, and childrens clothing and has contributed to the wardrobing for a number of film and television productions.
Lisa has held positions as Head of Design and Director of Design & Product Development for major Canadian manufacturers of Technical apparel and has consulted extensively as Canadas only independent specialist in the design of technical industrial performance clothing.
Under the Turbine label, Lisa designs and produces seasonal collections of ready-to-wear, handbags, and jewellery that are of the moment yet enduring and classic in their quality and expression of timeless design. She offers services that include custom fitting, wardrobe planning, and fabric selection with an uncompromising attention to the individual needs of each client. Many of the pieces are made using high quality never-before-used vintage fabrics dating back to the 50's & 60's adding an element of nostalgia and enhancing differentiation. The utilization of vintage materials decreases raw material production equaling sustainability and an eco-conscious undercurrent to exceptional design.
Since establishing Turbine in 1997, her business has garnered national buzz, with coverage including CTV, LIFE Network, Canadian Learning Television, Global, and CBC, as well as in numerous print publications.
