Office furniture system

A desk system, comprising:

• a primary work surface;
• a plurality of legs supporting the primary work surface;
• and
• a storage system including:
• an outer cabinet and an inner storage structure, the inner storage structure having a storage area adapted to contain items for storage and an upper surface, the inner storage structure being vertically movable between a closed position within the outer cabinet and an open position disposed above the outer cabinet;
• the inner storage structure, when moved to its closed position, positioning its upper surface substantially adjacent to a to surface of the primary work surface so that a user of the desk system is provided with a substantially continuous work surface by the primary work surface together with the upper surface of the inner storage structure,
• the inner storage structure being substantially fully contained within the outer cabinet when in the closed position, the storage area being inaccessible by a user when in the closed position;
• the storage area being accessible by a user to access items stored within the storage area when the inner storage structure is in the open position;
• the primary work surface including front and rear sections, and each of the rear section of the primary work surface and the storage system have a width substantially approximately half of a width of the front section, the rear section being disposed behind one of a right side and a left side of the front section, and the storage system being disposed behind the other of the right side and the left side of the front section.