Exhibit 99.1

                            Explanation of Responses


(1) Pro rata distribution from Warburg Pincus Ventures, L.P. to its limited
partners. As a part of this distribution, Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P. also
distributed 108,474 shares of Knoll, Inc. common stock to its general partner
Warburg Pincus Partners LLC. The shares distributed to Warburg Pincus Partners
LLC are not reflected in Table I as such shares continue to be owned by a
Warburg Pincus entity.

(2) The stockholders are Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("WPV"), and Warburg Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership
("WP"). The sole general partner of WPV is Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, a New
York limited liability company ("WPP"), whose managing member is WP. Warburg
Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company ("WP LLC" and together with
WPV, WPP and WP, the "Warburg Pincus Entities"), manages WPV. Charles R. Kaye
and Joseph P. Landy are Managing General Partners of WP and Managing Members of
WP LLC and may be deemed to control the Warburg Pincus Entities. Messrs. Kaye
and Landy disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares held by the Warburg Pincus
Entities. Sidney Lapidus, a director of Knoll, Inc., is a general partner of WP
and a managing director and member of WP LLC. All shares indicated as owned by
Mr. Lapidus are included because of his affiliation with the Warburg Pincus
Entities. By reason of such affiliation, Mr. Lapidus may be deemed to have an
indirect pecuniary interest within the meaning of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), in an indeterminate
portion of the shares reported herein. Mr. Lapidus disclaims "beneficial
ownership" of such shares within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act.