Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 06, 2013 Common Stock	May 06, 2013 Restricted Stock
Entity Registrant Name	KNOLL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001011570
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		48,181,629	1,281,415
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1