Dan Fink Takes a Scientific Approach to Peaceful Interiors

Weston Wells
Dan Fink got his big break in the unlikeliest of ways: studying human biology at Stanford University. "Post-graduation, I was hired to assist a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and ended up working on design projects for him," says the 32-year-old New Jersey native. "I understood the way he thought." Word of his self-taught talent spread throughout the tech community. "Young people who'd never owned a house suddenly had great ones they needed help with," he says. His calling cards: peaceful spaces where discussions flourish (such as this San Francisco living room, below) and evidence of his yin-yang backstory. "There's a duality in what I do," he notes. "East Coast order and California ease."


Laura Resen
This story originally appeared in the November 2015 issue of House Beautiful. 


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