dane murphy design - custom sustainable lighting design and build

about the designer
Striking the perfect balance between Art and Science
It’s not surprising that Dane` grew up to be an artist and lighting designer.
Her grandmother was a dress designer from Milan in the 1920’s, her
parents were both talented musicians of the 40s, and her stepfather was
an electrical engineer who taught her the practical uses of electricity.
(in fact, she built a light bulb from raw materials for a 4th Grade
Science project)
Who knew that the two worlds of art and science would ultimately collide

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Murphy Design.
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"Welcome to my world of texture, color and transitional light...
I am privileged to do what I do… playing in color and light all day long.
I am inspired by very simple things-
the way a Winter light falls over the Autumn leaf as it changes colors and
turns into sugar...or seeing the morning fog as it nestles into the Jackson
Bottom Wetlands* and low hills by my home.
I eagerly await the challenge of blank canvases - and the collaboration
between Art and Science."
* The Jackson Bottom Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve is a 725-acre wildlife preserve located within the city limits of Hillsboro,
Oregon. The Preserve is a tranquil sanctuary for hundreds of Birds and NW Creatures.

Raised in the Northwest,
her childhood was filled with
music and art. After receiving
her BA in Fine Arts, Dane
worked as a painter and an
educator. Ultimately receiving
her Masters Degree, she began
working as a creative director at
a prominent Portland Ad agency
and was enterprising enough to
open her own firm which focused

on the Hospitality Industry
Her decades as one of Portland’
s premiere advertising
executives and graphic
designers is marked by several
awards including several
coveted Rosies – awarded by
the Portland Ad Federation for
creative excellence in design.
Yet the desire to practice her
fine arts never left.

Back to her Roots
In 1999, Dane made the
decision to use her fine arts skills
and lighting background and
began to create light fixtures with
unusual and various textiles.
Combined with her
understanding of the psychology
and the emotional qualities of
light, she began creating a
multitude of textures to build
original shapes, designs, and
ultimately task driven fixtures.
She found that significant
variations in light caused by
diverse materials had a dramatic
emotional impact
on a room’s environment,
and she could create and alter
moods with her
one of kind fixtures.
This passion and the
collaboration of light, color, and
texture, have made the light
fixture Dane's
preferred canvas.

Designing for the Future
Raised with an appreciation for
her natural surroundings, and
never satisfied with the
'VANILLA' shades of the world,
in 2005 Dane' developed
sustainable lighting solutions .
She continues to create very
special pieces that are
interesting, task driven and
friendly to our environment. She
makes aesthetic sense of LEED
lighting requirements, ensuring
that every project is looked at
through the lens of sustainability -
and each fixture is a luminescent
work of art.

On the Horizon
Dane' is always designing and
developing new versions of light
fixtures. Her pieces continue to
be contemporary, full of warmth
and livable appeal. Please return
to this website for new and
evolving lighting designs.
Dane has also included the
screen divider
and Back Lit Sculpture within
her portfolio of preferred
canvases.