Contemporary, yet moody and seductive, "The Dream" is an installation inspired by Henri Rousseau’s painting of the same name. The full-scale interior environment is cast from raw and natural materials including cement, sand, silica, coal, and crushed glass. Mastrangelo’s innovative application of his signature material palette to interior architecture allowed the studio to create a functional fantasy space where the built and natural worlds collide.

Sand is the primary material used to express the composition, with cement and crushed glass adding textural variety and effects. Walls are cast in sand, enveloping the space in a surreal mountain landscape, while a sand-cast coffee table and dramatically curved, sand and crushed glasssofa upholstered in blood red cashmere comprise a sculptural, yet comfortable sunken living room. In a subtle nod to the seventies, Mastrangelo surrounds the living room with cement cast stairs covered in the soft textures of “10 Thousand Years,” from his Edward Fields rug collection, creating a sunken conversation pit that is lush in materials, palette, and fabrics. The space is completed by an illuminated, perfect sphere cast from crushed glass, which emanates a softly diffused light, and adds an element of fantasy with its moon-like appearance.