Casual Conversations is a creative, crossover space where different voices come together to forge new visions inspired by Harmont & Blaine’s Italian soul and free-spirited style. It’s a dynamic playground, an evolving concept and a shared dialogue fueled with imagination, flair and freedom of expression. It’s a meeting of minds and a mix of ideas and influences that connect the brand’s curious and eclectic spirit to a series of local and international artists from the contemporary creative scene. Each one is invited to dive into the Harmont & Blaine world and resurface with a yet unseen, personal perspective of the iconic elements at the core of the brand. All guest artists will instill their signature trait into unexpected and alternative narratives at the edge between style and art, product and storytelling. Casual Conversations is about triggering vibrant synergies and original collaborations while taking some time for a chat with truly creative and talented friends. Episode 1: In conversation with Jay C. Lohmann. The first chapter of the Casual Converations series sees American artist Jay C. Lohmann taking over and reimagining Harmont & Blaine’s iconic dachshund through his singular painterly technique. Trained in Italy as a fresco painter and known for his profound understanding of color, texture and space, Jay drew a colored gallery of 14 dachshunds with each dog personifying a specific mood or emotion that makes him bold, fun, playful or even twisted. Blaine is happy, in love, breathless or fired up. He sends kisses, he feels ecstatic or annoyed, he can high five or wear a punk studded collar. One after the other, the 14 dachshunds form a unique gang of lovely and irresistible mates with a cartoonesque imagery and an authentic human touch. The dachshund illustrations by Jay C. Lohmann for Harmont & Blaine will be also transformed into branded stickers exclusively available on Instagram.