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A furniture system can include a base and a top. The base has a first surface defining a first slot and a second surface defining a second slot. The top has an end that is sized and configured to be inserted in the first slot and in the second slot. The furniture system forms a chair of a first conf

A furniture system can include a base and a top. The base has a first surface defining a first slot and a second surface defining a second slot. The top has an end that is sized and configured to be inserted in the first slot and in the second slot. The furniture system forms a chair of a first configuration with the top forming a chair back and the first surface forming a first chair seat when the end of the top is inserted in the first slot. The furniture system forms a chair of a second configuration with the top forming the chair back and the second surface forming a second chair seat when the end of the top is inserted in the second slot. The furniture system can also be configured as various types of tables.

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1. A furniture system comprising: a base having a first surface defining a first slot and a second surface defining a second slot, wherein the first surface is substantially parallel to the second surface; anda top having an end sized and configured to be inserted in the first slot and in the second

1. A furniture system comprising: a base having a first surface defining a first slot and a second surface defining a second slot, wherein the first surface is substantially parallel to the second surface; anda top having an end sized and configured to be inserted in the first slot and in the second slot, wherein the furniture system forms a chair of a first configuration with the top forming a chair back and the first surface forming a first chair seat when the end of the top is inserted in the first slot and wherein the furniture system forms a chair of a second configuration with the top forming the chair back and the second surface forming a second chair seat when the end of the top is inserted in the second slot. 2. The furniture system of claim 1, wherein the first slot has a first angle and the second slot has a second angle different than the first angle such that the chair back is reclined at a greater angle in the second configuration than in the first configuration. 3. The furniture system of claim 1, wherein a third surface extends from the first surface to the second surface and is angled with respect to the first surface at an obtuse angle and with respect to the second surface at an acute angle, wherein a fourth surface extends from the first surface to the second surface and is angled with respect to the first surface at an acute angle and with respect to the second surface at an obtuse angle, and wherein the third surface is substantially parallel to the fourth surface. 4. The furniture system of claim 3, wherein the first slot is positioned nearer the third surface than the fourth surface, wherein the first slot is angled with respect to both the first and third surfaces at acute angles, wherein the second slot is positioned nearer the fourth surface than the third surface, and wherein the second slot is angled with respect to both the second and fourth surfaces at acute angles. 5. The furniture system of claim 1, wherein the base has a substantially parallelepiped outer shape and is substantially tubular so as to define a passage through the base, wherein the passage is defined between the first surface, the second surface, a third surface, and a fourth surface. 6. A furniture system comprising: a base having a first surface defining a first slot and a second surface defining a second slot; anda top having an end sized and configured to be inserted in the first slot and in the second slot, wherein the furniture system forms a chair of a first configuration with the top forming a chair back and the first surface forming a first chair seat when the end of the top is inserted in the first slot and wherein the furniture system forms a chair of a second configuration with the top forming the chair back and the second surface forming a second chair seat when the end of the top is inserted in the second slot, wherein the base defines a first indentation positioned along a first corner of the base and a second indentation positioned along a second corner of the base opposite the first corner. 7. The furniture system of claim 6, wherein the top comprises an extension sized to fit in and substantially fill each of the first and second indentations. 8. The furniture system of claim 7, wherein the end is a first end, wherein the top comprises a second end, and wherein the extension extends from the second end with a substantially trapezoidal cross section. 9. The furniture system of claim 7, wherein the furniture system forms a table of a third configuration with the top forming a table top when the top is positioned on the base with the extension positioned in one of the first and second indentations. 10. The furniture system of claim 6, wherein the second indentation is sized and positioned to receive at least part of a user's heel when the furniture system forms the chair of the first configuration, and wherein the first indentation is sized and positioned to receive at least part of the user's heel when the furniture system forms the chair of the second configuration. 11. The furniture system of claim 6, wherein the first indentation is positioned proximate the first slot and the second indentation is positioned proximate the second slot. 12. A furniture system comprising: a base having a first surface defining a first slot and a second surface defining a second slot; anda top having an end sized and configured to be inserted in the first slot and in the second slot, wherein the furniture system forms a chair of a first configuration with the top forming a chair back and the first surface forming a first chair seat when the end of the top is inserted in the first slot and wherein the furniture system forms a chair of a second configuration with the top forming the chair back and the second surface forming a second chair seat when the end of the top is inserted in the second slot, wherein the furniture system forms a table of a third configuration with the top forming a first table top when the top is positioned on the base with the end not inserted in either of the first and second slots. 13. The furniture system of claim 12, wherein the first surface is substantially parallel to the second surface and the base defines a first indentation positioned along a first corner of the base and a second indentation positioned along a second corner of the base opposite the first corner. 14. The furniture system of claim 12, wherein the furniture system forms a table of a fourth configuration when the base is rotated such that the first and second surfaces are side surfaces and the top is removed from the base. 15. The furniture system of claim 14, wherein the base defines second and third table tops when forming the table of the fourth configuration, wherein a first indentation is positioned along a first corner of the base and a second indentation positioned along a second corner of the base opposite the first corner, and wherein the third table top is positioned along a surface of the first indentation. 16. An elongated table comprising a plurality of the furniture systems of claim 12 positioned adjacent to one another, wherein each of the furniture systems is in the third configuration. 17. A bench comprising a plurality of the furniture systems of claim 1 set adjacent to one another with one or more of the furniture systems oriented as the chair of the first configuration and one or more of the furniture systems oriented as the chair of the second configuration. 18. A shelving system comprising a plurality of the furniture systems of claim 1 stacked so as to allow access to passageways defined by inner surfaces of the bases of the furniture systems. 19. A method of assembling the furniture system of claim 1, the method comprising: positioning the base on a floor with the second surface adjacent the floor;inserting the end of the top into the first slot to form the chair of the first configuration;removing the end of the top from the first slot;rotating the base 180 degrees and positioning the base on the floor with the first surface adjacent the floor;inserting the end of the top into the second slot to form the chair of the second configuration; andremoving the end of the top from the second slot. 20. The method of claim 19, and further comprising: positioning the top on the base with the end of the top not inserted in either of the first and second slots to form a table in a third configuration.