Trade: ferro-forjat
Town: Sineu
Region: Pla
- What it does: artisanal forging of traditional Majorcan iron and wood tools: household (esmolles, pales, stoves, cauldrons), field (xapeta, destral, rampins), construction (càveg, martell de picapedrer and de marger) and nautical (àncora mallorquina). It also makes replacement handles, orders and repairs handmade tools.
- Singular: it is one of the few workshops that continue to make traditional agricultural and dry stone tools. Antoni Mas Ramis, linked to the workshop (same address and email in the registry), appears as a forger with an honorific mestre artesà letter (no. CMAH 29) in the Government's registry of artisans.
- Since: 1926; three generations.
- Web / Instagram: einesmallorquines.com · Facebook «Eines Mallorquines» · workshop at C/ Bons Aires 38, Sineu. Instagram not verified.
- Collaborate with designers: not stated.
For the project
Ideal workshop for a piece of Mallorcan “useful object”: reissue a tool (càveg, xapeta, martell de marger) with design reading, or olive/olive tree handles. Documentation visit possible in Sineu (Wednesday market). It is advisable to confirm by email if the third generation is still active with regular production.
Frequently asked questions
What is Eines Mallorquines (Sineu)?
- What it does: artisanal forging of traditional Majorcan iron and wood tools: household (esmolles, pales, stoves, cauldrons), field (xapeta, destral…
Where is Eines Mallorquines (Sineu) found in Mallorca?
Eines Mallorquines (Sineu) is associated with Pla, Mallorca.
Sources
- einesmallorquines.com
- einesmallorquines.com/contacto
- caib.es/siciefront/artesania/BitController?accion=ArtesanoSel&id=11135
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.