DAVID GRIM
Ralph Lauren salon with marble fireplace, blue-and-white porcelain vases with branches, striped gilt armchairs and a mannequin in a silver gown

Ralph Lauren

Interiors & Styling

Turning the Ralph Lauren world into spaces customers could enter, experience and remember.

BRAND

Ralph Lauren

ROLE

Creative Director

SCOPE

Retail Environments Interior Styling Visual Storytelling

Beyond any single collection, the Ralph Lauren world was built through the details that surrounded the product. Across stores, labels and seasons, interiors, furnishings, artwork and carefully considered objects created environments that expressed the brand's distinctive lifestyle and maintained its visual identity.

01

Finding the Story

The work began by reading the collection: its references, silhouettes, materials and emotional center. From those signals, I distilled a clear narrative that became the creative foundation for everything that followed.

Ralph Lauren children's display with mannequins in a pink cardigan and pink dress, a Tudor-style dollhouse, teddy bear and plush bunny, spring flowers and folded polo shortsRalph Lauren men's holiday environment with a male mannequin in a dark tartan duffle coat beside a lit Christmas tree, leather chair, tartan textiles, wrapped gifts and wood paneling
02

Building a Visual World

The narrative became a visual language: color, texture, pattern, materials, art and objects selected to evoke a particular place, mood and way of living. Each element worked together to make the story feel complete, layered and unmistakably Ralph Lauren.

Ralph Lauren Children's Wear heritage moodboard with plaids, teddy bears, vintage toys and a navy, red and green paletteTwo children seated in a dark leather wingback chair — a boy in a navy dog-intarsia sweater and red corduroy trousers and a girl in a red tartan dress
03

Distinct Labels, Shared DNA

Polo, Blue Label, RLX and Collection each had a distinct point of view. The challenge was to give each its own visual language and sense of place while preserving the codes that made every expression unmistakably Ralph Lauren.

Ralph Lauren boutique display with two female mannequins in olive and neutral linen — one standing in a tied olive shirt, white shorts and straw hat, and one seated in a metallic olive top and shorts with turquoise necklacePolo Sport boutique display with two mannequins in black athletic looks and neon green Polo Sport shirts on a black plinth, folded tees and color-blocked apparel behind themRalph Lauren boutique display with a female mannequin in a lavender cardigan, white trousers and straw hat seated on a white tiered platform beside white orchids, with colorful apparel on shelves behind
04

From Image to Experience

The visual world moved from inspiration into three dimensions. Furniture, art, objects, materials and styling transformed each environment into a fully realized expression of the collection, allowing customers to experience the Ralph Lauren lifestyle rather than simply see it.

Ralph Lauren stair landing with a black-and-white photography gallery wall, a grey sideboard, evergreen arrangement and terracotta urn
Ralph Lauren retail display with a vintage motorcycle draped in a Southwestern blanket, folded tees reading Always in the Game and Polo RL in the foregroundRalph Lauren lounge with distressed leather club chairs, wood-paneled walls and a framed black-and-white Central Park photograph
05

A Seasonal Rhythm

Each season introduced a new story, mood and visual vocabulary, while the larger brand remained unmistakably Ralph Lauren. The challenge was not repetition, but evolution: creating something new each season while preserving the codes, character and sense of place that made the brand enduring.

Ralph Lauren spring window styled as a vintage flower shop with a Schrade's Flowers sign, buckets of hydrangeas, tulips and sunflowers, and mannequins in white lace and pink plaidPolo Ralph Lauren summer display with a seated mannequin in a straw hat beside a turquoise Vespa scooter and a standing mannequin in a coral shirt, against a softly blurred retail backgroundRalph Lauren fall display with two mannequins in layered autumn looks — tweed vests, striped shirts and corduroy trousers — against a softly blurred retail backgroundRalph Lauren holiday window with two menswear mannequins in herringbone blazers and a bear-sweater layered look framed by frosted winter window treatment, with Christmas trees and boutique styling behind

Storytelling at Scale

20+

Years Brand Stewardship

10+

Distinct Brand Labels

160+

Retail Locations

Global

BRAND EXPRESSION

The strongest brand environments do more than showcase a collection. They create a world customers can step into, while giving each season and label room to evolve within an unmistakable brand identity.