A single vertical “handle” jutting up like a bird stretching its neck. I had to ask: “What is that?” It was the Franco Albini Cicognino side table, designed in 1954. And ever since, it’s captured my fascination. Cicognino: The “Little Stork” Cicognino means “little stork” in Italian. The angled handle? That’s the neck—or maybe the beak. It gives the table a sense of...