The first time I saw it, I didn’t even realize I was looking at a design icon. It stood quietly in the corner of a cabin-like living room, bathed in golden lamplight, surrounded by old books and well-loved furniture. Among the soft textiles and rustic charm, my eyes landed on a small, elegant side table unlike anything I’d ever seen.
With its round top, three slender legs, and a graceful vertical handle rising like a bird mid-step, it felt almost alive.
When I asked about it, my host smiled and said, “That’s a Cicognino—Franco Albini’s ‘little stork.’”
A Name That Fits Perfectly
Once you know its name, everything about it becomes beautifully clear. “Cicognino,” Italian for “little stork,” perfectly captures both its shape and its spirit.....