01 / BRAND
Identity Systems
Positioning, naming, visual identity, typography, brand guidelines, campaign direction, and launch-ready assets.
Ottawa · Canada · Est. 2023
ERTEBrand, space & digital design.
ERTE is an independent creative studio building distinctive identities and experiences for hospitality, cultural, retail, and design-led businesses. Our work pairs modern restraint with the geometry and confidence of Art Deco.
Studio focus
Identity with architectural thinking.
Clear systems, considered details, and memorable visual presence.
Built for presence.
We help businesses look more established, feel more intentional, and communicate with greater clarity. Our approach is strategic first, expressive second, and always grounded in how the brand needs to work in the real world.
02 / SPACE
Spatial Direction
Interior concepts, material palettes, signage, wayfinding, environmental graphics, and guest-facing brand moments.
03 / DIGITAL
Web & Campaigns
Editorial websites, landing pages, art direction, digital launch systems, and campaign creative with a strong point of view.
Selected work.
A sample of the kinds of worlds we build: elevated hospitality, refined retail, and contemporary cultural brands.
Hospitality · Brand & Space
Maison Noire
A monochrome hospitality identity balancing intimacy, geometry, and quiet luxury.
Retail · Identity
Atelier 11
Culture · Digital
The Meridian
About ERTE
Modern, not nostalgic.
Art Deco is a reference point, not a costume. We take its principles—symmetry, rhythm, contrast, crafted detail—and translate them into work that feels contemporary, useful, and commercially credible.
From first positioning workshop to final rollout, ERTE works across brand, digital, and physical touchpoints so the result feels like one coherent business rather than a collection of disconnected assets.
2023
Founded
3
Core disciplines
Ottawa
Based in Canada
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We design businesses to feel established before they become familiar.
New business
Have a project in mind?
Tell us what you're building, where you are in the process, and what you need help with. We'll use that as the starting point for a conversation.
Email
business@erte.me
Studio
11 Springfield Road, Ottawa, ON K1M 1C9