Clif Sawyer was born 1896 in
Boston,
Massachusetts and Lou Sawyer was born 1905 in the
Basque region of Spain. The couple met in Paris. They moved to California in the early 1930s and started an interior design company together, creating many memorable exotic interiors during the mid-twentieth century and influencing American interior design while popularizing the tiki movement. In 1966, Cliff Sawyer died and Lou Sawyer carried on the business, completing her 368th job by 1968. She died in 1995. Their projects included
Don the Beachcomber in Palm Springs,
The Luau in Beverly Hills, the
Pago Pago Lounge in Tucson, the
Lanai in San Mateo, and
The Reef in Casper, Wyoming. ==References==