The Selzim Restaurant Group commissioned UXUS to create a ‘world class’ environment for their new restaurant, Ella Dining Room & bar, located in the heart of Sacramento California 2 blocks away from the State Capitol Building. The restaurant is named after executive Chef’s Randell Selland's (of the Kitchen Restaurant and Selland's Market-Café) granddaughter Ella.

Ella Dining Room & Bar serves ‘Modern American Bistro’ cuisine. The owners wanted the restaurant to become ‘Sacramento’s living room’, an urban oasis where lawmakers and other diners can go and unwind after a long day’s work.

The design objective for Ella’s was to create a brand that embodies the principles of ‘Rustic Luxury’ and that celebrates an elegant, relaxed contemporary lifestyle. Rustic Luxury, as defined by Ella’s, offers its guests an experience that combines the simple and natural pleasures of dining at a dear friend’s home, at their table d’hôte or host’s table.

All of these elements come together at Ella Dining Room & Bar to form an intimate and convivial dining experience; the embodiment of “Rustic Luxury” right at the heart of California’s State Capital.