Canadian designer Lisa Drader-Murphy is the president and owner of Turbine. 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 21 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 an 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 and international buzz, with coverage including CTV, CBC, LIFE, Canadian Learning Television, Global TV, TNT, NY Times, USA Today, BFM France, NRJ, Canal+, Entertainment Tonight, ELLE, Flare, and CNN. Lisa has also been invited to the celebrity gifting suites during the Toronto International Film Festival, the Golden Globes, and the Cannes Film Festival as well as to provide products for placement in Hollywood productions.
