TipTap Tables were born from the intention of creating clear, elemental furniture: simple to execute, easy to transport and assemble, yet capable of communicating its constructive process in a playful, graphic way. Over time, five tables were designed for five specific situations.
T1 is a small, flexible table for study, meals, or other uses, built in marine plywood and powder-coated MDF. The contrast between dark coat and pine veneer highlights its construction.
T2 is larger, for office or dining use, with an oak top and chestnut legs. Their junction clarifies structure and can serve as a cable port. Solid wood evolves with use, enriching the piece.
CT1 is a low coffee table combining chestnut and Estremoz marble, the warmth of wood embedded in cool marble.
CT2, also a coffee table, draws from jewellery: a lacquered MDF structure lightly holds a marble top, the stone as focal point.
LT1 is a long table (with 75/90 cm heights), for dining or counter use, mixing plywood and lacquered MDF. With unusual dimensions and overhangs, it minimises barriers, maximises visual impact, and references historical long tables.
Bio Tiago do Vale is an architect recognised for his critical, context-driven approach to design.
A graduate of the University of Coimbra with advanced studies in Architectural Heritage at the University of Porto, his work, published and exhibited internationally, balances sensibility and continuity with cultural and historical contexts.
Winner of the Architecture Masterprize, ArchDaily’s Building of the Year and Architizer’s A+ Awards, he also serves as juror, editor, curator, and lecturer in architecture and urban heritage.
Other prizes 2025 Loop Design Awards, Triple Category Winner 2025 WGA Awards, Triple Gold Winner and Bronze Winner 2025 Japan Design Award, Silver Award 2025 Houzee Awards, Platinum Winner 2023 London International Creative Competition, Finalist 2023 Construir Awards, Finalist 2022 Simon Architecture Prize, Nominated 2022 Loop Design Awards, Winner Best Small Architecture Firm Award, Winner Best Renovation Firm Award and Winner Design & Small Scale 2021 Loop Design Awards, Honorable Mention 2021 International Design Awards, Third Prize 2020 DNA Paris Design Awards, First Prize 2019 National Wood Architecture Award, Finalist 2019 Architecture Masterprize, Small Firm of the Year 2019 Baku International Architecture Award, First Prize and Honorable Mention 2019 Muse Design Awards, Platinum Award and Double Gold Award 2018 Architecture MasterPrize, Honorable Mention 2018 Blueprint Awards, First Prize 2018 International Architecture Awards, Third Prize 2018 Global Architecture & Design Awards, Honorable Mention 2018 Architizer A+Awards, Double First Prize 2018 International Design Awards, Third Prize 2017 Construir Awards, Finalist 2017 American Architecture Prize, First Prize 2017 COAG Architecture Awards, Finalist 2016 American Architecture Prize, Third Prize 2015 Architizer A+ Awards, First Prize 2015 National Wood Architecture Award, Selected 2014 Institute of Housing and Urban Renewal Award, First Honorable Mention 2014 ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards, First Prize
