Cognita™ Living Room Ensemble

The modular, eye-catching Cognita Storage Bench is a supremely versatile piece, able to serve as a table, seat and storage unit with ease. Highlighted by several classic designs from Charles and Ray Eames, the Cognita Living Room Ensemble is an exquisite collection from Herman-Miller's award-winning Lifework™ Portfolio.

A multitalented piece for seating and storage, the Cognita Storage Bench is a welcome addition to any environment. In the Cognita Living Room Ensemble, the bench teams up with the Eames Sofa Compact, Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair, and Eames Walnut Stool to bring beauty and comfort to the home.

The Design

• The Cognita Storage Bench is a highly functional piece for the home and office alike. As a sleek accent bench, its design is able to complement both classic and contemporary interiors. It contains completely hidden storage space for all types of clutter, including loose files, small office supplies, linens, personal accessories and more, making the Cognita truly a resting place for both people and their things.



• The Eames Sofa Compact's striking profile and crisp, light scale evolved from a built-in sofa that Charles and Ray Eames designed for the living room of their Pacific Palisades home. Knowing this makes the name "compact" seem less curious for a sofa that's over 6 feet long and provides such comfortable support from shoulders to knees. The success of the design is attested by the fact that this sofa has been in continuous production since 1954.
  
  
• In the early 1940s, when Charles Eames was working on MGM set designs, he would return to the small apartment where he and his wife, Ray, experimented with wood-molding techniques that would have profound effects on the design world. Their discoveries led to a commission from the U.S. Navy in 1942 to develop plywood splints, stretchers, and glider shells molded under heat and pressure. After World War II, they adapted the technology to create inexpensive, high-quality chairs that could be mass-produced. The resulting Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair is now in the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.
  
  
• Ray Eames drew on her training as a sculptor to design a new kind of occasional piece for the lobby of the Time-Life Building in New York City. Eames Walnut Stools became her favorite seats and were liberally scattered about the Charles and Ray Eames home in Pacific Palisades.

• Cognita Storage Bench
  
  
• Eames Sofa Compact
  
  
• Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair
  
  
• Eames Walnut Stool

• CSN Stores stand behind our 100% Price-Match Guarantee on all Herman Miller products.
• CSN Stores also back a 1-Year Herman Miller Manufacturer Warranty. Should you experience any problems with your Cognita Living Room Ensemble, Herman Miller will cover the cost of fixing it for you within this time period.
• Also, should you discover shortly after receiving your Cognita Living Room Ensemble that parts are either damaged or missing, please call us immediately, and we will be happy to send you replacement parts as soon as possible and at no additional cost.
• No sales tax, except on orders shipped to Massachusetts