Azur Beverly Hills

A 36-foot live-edge bar counter and a backlit stone front for the centerpiece of a new French Riviera restaurant.

Long restaurant bar with a glowing backlit stone front and a dark wood counter — Azur Beverly Hills. Photo: Focustheblur Agency

Corner of the bar with backlit stone and wooden stools — Photo: Focustheblur Agency

Close view of a wooden stool against the lit stone bar front — Photo: Focustheblur Agency

Client: Azur Beverly Hills (Erik and Florence Chol)
Location: 453 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills
Opened: March 2026
Project value: Approx. $27,000
Scope: Bar counter fabrication and installation; LED-backlit stone veneer bar front
Materials: Stained cedar with epoxy finish (about 36 linear ft); translucent stone veneer; LED lighting

“A bar unlike any other in Los Angeles, crafted in illuminated stone leaf.”

— Amandine Steppe, co-designer of Azur, quoted in LA La Scoop

The brief

Erik and Florence Chol reimagined a Golden Triangle dining room as a bohemian French Riviera restaurant and lounge. The bar sits at the center of the room, so it had to carry the whole space, by day and by candlelight.

What we did

We built the bar counter from live-edge cedar, about 36 linear feet in all, stained and sealed in epoxy so it holds up to a busy bar.

We then clad the existing bar base in translucent stone veneer panels lit from behind with LEDs. We checked each sheet against daylight before cutting, to see how its veining would read once lit.

The build

The bar base before cladding, with a ladder behind — The bar base before cladding

A sheet of stone veneer held up to a window, its veining lit by daylight — Stone veneer read against daylight

Layers of a stone veneer panel leaning against a wall — Panel build-up

The first stone panels installed and lit along the bar — First panels lit

The cedar counter edge over the lit stone front — Counter edge over the lit front

Finished

The bar seen from the dining room under woven pendant lights — From the dining room. Photo: Focustheblur Agency

The full run of the lit stone bar front — The full run, lit. Photo: Focustheblur Agency

Team: Ryan Warner, Ari Graham · Interior photos by Focustheblur Agency · Process photos by Yarrow Studios · LA La Scoop — Spotlight: Azur Beverly Hills

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