ABOUT US
And Here We Are is a letterpress stationery and gift brand founded in 2012 by Meghan Hopkins Sokorai. We are known for our irreverent illustrations, offbeat jokes and eclectic use of color; and we are proudly woman owned and operated.
Meghan founded And Here We Are in 2012, creating custom wedding invitations in a tiny Brooklyn NY apartment and renting press time at a nearby letterpress studio. In 2015 she relocated to Columbus, Ohio, and bought her first presses (a Vandercook SP-15 and a tabletop C&P). She launched our first line of products at the National Stationery Show in 2017, and later that year moved the studio out of her home to a large studio space downtown, and added a Heidelberg Windmill to the family. In 2021, we relocated again to our current home on the South side of Columbus.
Our products have been sold in over 750 stores across the world, and we've partnered with brands such as Paper Source, Urban Outfitters, Hallmark, and Papier.
OUR MISSION
And Here We Are fosters connection through joy, levity and validation.
Our brand values: joy, levity, connection, validation, inclusion,
empathy, beauty
We aim to promote social awareness through our art.
We regularly donate to charities and organizations
We match 100% of employee charitable contributions (up to $500) annually.
We consciously choose vendors based on whether their values align with ours (bye, Uline).
We reuse packaging materials and use environmentally friendly materials when possible.
We strive to be anti-racist and anti-misogynist in both our work and our personal lives.
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Charities and organizations to whom we've donated product, time or funds include:
Cards of Compassion, BESA, Reeb Center, RAINN, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Everytown for Gun Safety, Southern Poverty Law Center, Yellowhammer Fund, Color of Change, Columbus Freedom Fund, Inez Kelleher MD (D) for MS House 117, Columbus Caravan for Change, The Center for Black Equity, Biden/Harris Presidential Campaign, DSCC , Tim Ryan (D) for U.S. Senate, Pro-Choice Ohio, WHO Ohio, The National Network of Abortion Providers, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Ronald McDonald House Charities