Elbow Room

When Du Pont ran short of office space during World War II, its engineers designed a new L-shaped desk which was, in effect, a small semi-enclosed office. The desk had a 6-ft. partition attached to two sides, could be moved anywhere on an open floor. By grouping them judiciously, Du Pont found that it could save 30% of its floor space.

Last week, Du Pont, having decided that it didn't want to get into the furniture business, granted royalty-free licenses on its design to seven manufacturers. Among them: the Art Metal Construction Co. of Jamestown, N.Y. and the Globe-Wernicke Co. of Norwood, Ohio, one of the biggest U.S. makers of office furniture. But the first to market will probably be little Gunn Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Mich., which expects to be in production by next week, will try to sell the desks at $500 apiece.

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