MALA AIMS TO CREATE UNIONS BETWEEN INNOVATIVE DESIGNERS AND TRADITIONAL ROMAN METHODS OF FABRICATION IN AN EFFORT TO SUSTAIN FLOURISHING ROMAN STREET LIFE AND VITALITY – INTEGRATING PAST WITH PRESENT, ART WITH PRODUCTION, SALON WITH STREET. MALA COMMISSIONS ESTABLISHED AND UPCOMING CONTEMPORARY DESIGNERS TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL HIGHLY SKILLED ARTISANS TO CREATE MODERN AND EXPERIMENTAL PIECES WHILST UPLIFTING THE ARTISAN CRAFT AND PRESENTING IT TO A WIDER, NEW KIND OF AUDIENCE. THE PROCESS AND PRODUCT SEEK TO REINVIGORATE ANCIENT CRAFT WITH A MODERN AESTHETIC AND PROVIDE A GROWTH PLATFORM FOR DESIGNERS.