Connection system

A connection system suitable for removably connecting first 4 and second 8 pieces one to another. The connection system comprises: a tapering recess 2 formed in, or connected to, the first piece. The tapering recess has an opening which is shaped and dimensioned to receive a wedge 6 formed in, or connected to, the second piece. The wedge has a dovetail profile which is adapted to engage with walls of the recess. The wedge is shaped and dimensioned to slide in a first direction and thereby wedge into the recess. Each piece has at least one aperture which receives a lock piece 14. The first and second pieces when connected and which when oriented in a preferred direction, cause the lock piece to fall from a first aperture 10 into a second aperture (12, Figure 1), thereby locking the wedge in the tapering recess and preventing movement in an opposite direction. Also disclosed is an item of furniture comprising the disclosed connection system. The furniture may be from the group comprising: a chair, a bed, a stool, a table, a cabinet and a desk. A method of manufacturing an item comprising a connected first and second pieces is also disclosed.