drawings and particularly to fig1 through 8 one form of the desk system of the present invention is there illustrated as best seen in fig1 one embodiment of the desk system comprises four identical individual work stations 12 which are interconnected in a back to back relationship to provide a free standing array each of the four work stations 12 includes a generally horizontally extending first work surface 14 and a second elevated work surface 16 the back edges 14 a and 14 b and 16 a and 16 b of each of the work surfaces 14 and 16 extend at right angles to one another and the front edges of each of the work surfaces are curved in the manner shown in fig1 to permit ergonomically desirable access to the work surfaces by one or two persons using the work station one end of work surface 14 is supported by a storage unit 18 which includes a plurality of slidably mounted stacked drawers 20 the other or right edge of work surface 14 as viewed in fig1 is supported by one of the novel leg assembly of the invention generally designated in fig1 the numeral 22 this novel leg support assembly 22 includes a pair of outwardly extending floor engaging stabilizer members 24 and a pair of wing like side members 30 which are connected to central support 27 in a manner presently to be discussed a key aspect of the desk system of the present invention is the previously mentioned support member or column 27 which has the unique cross sectional configuration shown in fig2 through 5 of the drawings this novel support is used in several key locations in the system configuration shown in fig1 for example the central support column.