![]() ![]() “It was my temple, but at the same time I wanted to socialize because my dream came true.” But during his first housewarming party a month after moving in, someone spilled a drink on his white Eurostone bridge, while others left marks on the walls and counters. “When I finished the house, I thought I was going to use it as an entertainment space,” Dave says, dressed in jeans, a white T-shirt, and a camo Supreme hat, with a lot of bling on his wrists. Large artworks by Tara Donovan (left) and Jeff Elrod command walls in the living area, where a Magni Home Collection sofa and tables are joined by Cedric Hartman floor lamps, Knoll armchairs and barrel-back swivel chairs, and a rug by Decorative Carpets. The first one, which serves as the primary residence for Dave and his husband, Allan Fanucchi, was completed a decade ago, featuring ten-foot-tall sliding glass windows, stainless-steel kitchen cabinetry, white Thassos marble niches, and, of course, an infinity pool offering scenic swims. ![]() The property, which enjoys spectacular views overlooking Los Angeles out to the Pacific Ocean, is actually the combination of two adjacent homes, both single-story postwar structures that Dave radically stripped down and reimagined as serene minimalist temples with the help of interior designers James Magni and Jeremy Graef. But the passionate acquisitiveness with which the entrepreneur approaches his impressive art collection hints at the influence of his mother, whom he calls his “bosom buddy.” (It was her success with kombucha during a battle with cancer that prompted him to start his business at age 15.) ![]() Looking around the arrestingly spare, immaculately white compound Dave has created high up in the Trousdale Estates section of Beverly Hills, it seems safe to conclude that he inherited his father’s taste. His father, an attorney and accountant, was a minimalist who prized quality over quantity, while his mother, a bon vivant jeweler, believed in the bounty of thrift and regularly indulged her sons with splurges at Pick ’n Save. Though his parents were both vegans who followed the teachings of the spiritual adviser Sathya Sai Baba, their sensibilities couldn’t have been more different. The youngest of three brothers, Dave was raised in a modest Bel Air, California, home, which, he says, had an East-meets-West vibe and was utterly filled with tchotchkes. Dave, founder of the billion-dollar kombucha empire GT’s Living Foods. “My mom never threw anything away-she was essentially a hoarder,” recounts G. ![]()
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