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The present invention relates to a furniture system and a method for arranging the same capable of improving a space efficiency using a rectangular pillar. In accordance with the present invention, a plurality of tables can be arranged efficiently in a limited space without sacrificing the convenien

The present invention relates to a furniture system and a method for arranging the same capable of improving a space efficiency using a rectangular pillar. In accordance with the present invention, a plurality of tables can be arranged efficiently in a limited space without sacrificing the convenience and privacy of the users of the tables.

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1. A furniture system comprising: a first rectangular pillar; anda first table structure comprising a first table, a second table, a third table, a fourth table and a first pillar region where the first rectangular pillar is disposed, the first table, the second table, the third table, the fourth ta

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A furniture system comprising: a first rectangular pillar; anda first table structure comprising a first table, a second table, a third table, a fourth table and a first pillar region where the first rectangular pillar is disposed, the first table, the second table, the third table, the fourth table comprising a rectangular first top plate, a rectangular second top plate, a rectangular third top plate and a rectangular fourth top plate, respectively,wherein each of the first top plate, the second top plate, the third top plate and the fourth top plate has a first long side, a first short side, a second long side opposite to the first long side and a second short side opposite to the first short side,wherein the first long sides of the first top plate, the second top plate, the third top plate and the fourth top plate are in contact with the first short sides of the second top plate, the third top plate, the fourth top plate and the first top plate, respectively, such that the first table structure has a square outline defined by the second long sides and the second short sides, andwherein the first pillar region is at a center of the first table structure and defined by the first long sides of the first top plate, the second top plate, the third top plate and the fourth top plate. 2. The furniture system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a first partition disposed at a contacting surface of the first top plate and the second top plate;a second partition disposed at a contacting surface of the second top plate and the third top plate;a third partition disposed at a contacting surface of the third top plate and the fourth top plate; anda fourth partition disposed at a contacting surface of the fourth top plate and the first top plate. 3. The furniture system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a second rectangular pillar; anda second table structure comprising a fifth table, a sixth table, a seventh table, an eighth table and a second pillar region where the second rectangular pillar is disposed, the fifth table, the sixth table, the seventh table, the eighth table comprising a fifth rectangular top plate, a sixth rectangular top plate, a seventh rectangular top plate and an eighth rectangular top plate, respectively,wherein each of the fifth top plate, the sixth top plate, the seventh top plate and the eighth top plate has a third long side, a third short side, a fourth long side opposite the third long side and a fourth short side opposite to the third short side,wherein the third long sides of the fifth top plate, the six top plate, the seventh top plate and the eighth top plate are in contact with the third short sides of the sixth top plate, the seventh top plate, the eighth top plate and the fifth top plate, respectively, such that the second table structure has a square outline defined by the fourth long sides and the fourth short sides,wherein the second pillar region is at a center of the second table structure and defined by the third long sides of the fifth top plate, the sixth top plate, the seventh top plate and the eighth top plate, andwherein the first table structure and the second table structure are arranged such that the second short side of the third top plate faces the fourth long side of the sixth top plate and the second long side of the fourth top plate faces the fourth short side of the fifth top plate. 4. The furniture system in accordance with claim 1, wherein an area of the first pillar region is (x−y)2, where x is a length of each of the first long sides and y is a length of each of the first short sides. 5. The furniture system in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the first table, the second table, the third table and the fourth table further comprises an extension member horizontally extending from each of the first top plate, the second top plate, the third top plate and the fourth top plate. 6. The furniture system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first rectangular pillar has a pipe shape with four sides and two open ends, and the first rectangular pillar further comprises a network connection port and a power outlet on each of the four sides. 7. The furniture system in accordance with claim 6, wherein the first rectangular pillar further comprises a lighting unit and a switch for turning on and off the lighting unit on each of the four sides. 8. A method of arranging a furniture system comprising a first rectangular pillar, a first table having a rectangular first top plate, a second table having a rectangular second top plate, a third table having a rectangular third top plate and a fourth table having a rectangular fourth top plate, each of the first top plate, the second top plate, the third top plate and the fourth top plate having a first long side, a first short side, a second long side opposite to the first long side and a second short side opposite to the first short side, the method comprising: (a) providing the first rectangular pillar; and(b) arranging the first table, the second table, the third table and the fourth table to surround the first rectangular pillar in a pinwheel shape where the first long sides of the first top plate, the second top plate, the third top plate and the fourth top plate are in contact with the first short sides of the second top plate, the third top plate, the fourth top plate and the first top plate, respectively, such that a first table structure formed by arranging the first table, the second table, the third table and the fourth table has a square outline defined by the second long sides and the second short sides, wherein the first pillar region is at a center of the first table structure and defined by the first long sides of the first top plate, the second top plate, the third top plate and the fourth top plate. 9. The method in accordance with claim 8, further comprising: (c) placing a first partition, a second partition, a third partition and a fourth partition at contacting surfaces of the first top plate and the second top plate, the second top plate and the third top plate, the third top plate and the fourth top plate and the fourth top plate and the first top plate, respectively. 10. The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the furniture system further comprises a fifth table having a fifth rectangular top plate, a sixth table having a sixth rectangular top plate, a seventh table having a seventh rectangular top plate and an eighth table having an eighth rectangular top plate, each of the fifth top plate, the sixth top plate, the seventh top plate and eighth top plate has a third long side, a third short side, a fourth long side opposite to the third long side and a fourth short side opposite to the third short side, further comprising: (d) providing the second rectangular pillar; and(e) arranging the fifth table, the sixth table, the seventh table and the eighth table to surround the second rectangular pillar in a pinwheel shape where the third long sides of the fifth top plate, the sixth top plate, the seventh top plate and the eighth top plate are in contact with the third short sides of the sixth top plate, the seventh top plate, the eighth top plate and the fifth top plate, respectively, such that a second table structure formed by arranging the fifth table, the sixth table, the seventh table and the eighth table has a square outline defined by the fourth long sides and the fourth short sides, wherein the second pillar region is at a center of the second table structure and defined by the third long sides of the fifth top plate, the sixth top plate, the seventh top plate and the eighth top plate, and wherein the second short side of the third top plate faces the fourth long side of the sixth top plate and the second long side of the fourth top plate faces the fourth short side of the fifth top plate.