What is
Seawater evaporation fields in the south of Mallorca, between Ses Salines and Campos. A flat engineered landscape: canals, ponds and white piles. The town of Ses Salines takes its name from them.
##Com works
- Sun, wind, low humidity, flat terrain: the four conditions of the site (Mallorca Magazin, 2019).
- Gravity circuit: seawater enters through a channel of about 2 km (Es Trenc) and passes through a series of shallow pools where it is concentrated.
- Harvest: from June to September. The fleur de sel (floating crystals) is collected by hand, drained for 24 hours in baskets and dried in the sun.
- Minimum energy: in s'Avall, the pump that fills the ponds works only once or twice a year.
Elements and vocabulary
- salina, salobrar, bassa / quartera (raft; in local Spanish cuarterada; Catalan term to be verified), channel
- fleur de sel, munt de sal, salinar / saliner (per verify)
History
- Salines de s'Avall (Colònia de Sant Jordi): exploited since Punic times (4th century BC, according to local sources) and Roman times. They are said to be "the second oldest in the world" (promotional data, without archaeological source). Industrial production closed in 1989.
- Es Trenc: Salines de Llevant dates its formal origin in 1850; Other sources speak of a project of eight families in 1958 and production since the 60s (sources disagree).
- Flor de Sal d'Es Trenc: company created in 2003; voted best sea salt by Stiftung Warentest in 2013 (42 salts).
On veure'n
- Salines de s'Avall (Colònia de Sant Jordi): visitable; traditional method (schedules to be verified).
- Salines d'Es Trenc (Campos): guided tours.
- Parc Natural d'Es Trenc–Salobrar de Campos: flamingos, herons, waders.
Stat
- s'Avall: reactivation project approved in 2019 (120,000 m², limit 25,000 kg/year). Current production to verify.
- Es Trenc: active; about 80 t/year of fleur de sel (disclosure source).
- The Consell includes fleur de sel among the trades in its new Repertoire of Artisan Trades (MDB, 2021).
- Within a natural park: production must protect fauna, flora and heritage.
Why is it design
Horizontal and slow engineering: the sun and the wind work; The design is the slope and the sequence of rafts. Lesson: produce with the climate. Also case of product + landscape + brand (Flor de Sal d'Es Trenc). It is proximity design .
Avui architecture
No architectural reinterpretation identified. Case of product design and local packaging: Flor de Sal d'Es Trenc (to be documented in `contemporary-design/`).
For the project
- Possible new file: Flor de Sal d'Es Trenc as a design case (product, packaging, flavors).
- Atlas: raft plan as a flow diagram.
- Collaboration: packaging with artisans ( ceramics , espart ).
Frequently asked questions
What is Salines (salt pans of s'Avall and Es Trenc)?
Seawater evaporation fields in the south of Mallorca, between Ses Salines and Campos. A flat engineered landscape: canals, ponds and white piles. The town of…
Sources
- mallorcamagazin.com/nachrichten/lokales/2019/01/22/67597/saline-geht-wieder-betr
- mallorca.com/ca/directori/empresa/salines-de-savall-colonia-de-sant-jordi
- mallorcadiario.com/ses-salines-expeincies-uniques
- directoalpaladar.com/cultura-gastronomica/asi-se-cosecha-sal-mallorquina-que-con
- majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2021/08/04/87743/council-mallorca-seeks-arti
- imperial-properties.com/en/ImperialPropertiesBlog/ses-salines-mallorca-salinas-2
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.