Gertrude (company)

Gertrude is a Chicago-based company.[1] Gertrude was founded in 2005 by Otis Gibson[2] who is the Chief Creative Officer at the firm.[3] The name of the firm comes from the 1920s architecture movement De Stijl.[4] In 2016, Gertrude opened an architecture department focusing on small spaces and structure design.[2] This division also designs shipping containers for companies moving their product via train or other mass shipping methods[5] and was named for designer Ray Eames.[6] Gertrude also has a department called Oz Manufacturing that focuses on digital media, a company named for The Wizard of Oz, which was written by a Chicago writer.[7] Clients have included I.W. Harper,[8] J&J Snack Foods,[9] Sea-monkeys,[10] and Singha beer.[11]

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