With library-like intersecting legs, the Scholar in the Common Comrades series, like its 5 other sister pieces, offers a clever personification of country life from Shanghai-based duo Neri&Hu. Crafted from solid birch, a sliver of the natural wood peeks through the red-lacquered finish. Like the table’s color that signals good fortune, it's a lucky stroke that once-utilitarian functionality gets such a glamorous gloss.