EXHIBIT 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Patrick A.
Milberger and Barry L. McCabe, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

        1.      execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
                undersigned's capacity as an executive officer and/or director
                of Knoll, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any
                amendments thereto, in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act") and the
                rules promulgated thereunder;

        2.      do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
                undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
                execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file any such form
                with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
                exchange or similar authority; and

        3.      take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
                the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
                may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
                required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
                documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
                undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
                form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
                attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's sole
                discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers granted herein, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers granted herein. The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact the right to appoint a substitute attorney-in-fact from time to
time in such attorney-in-fact's sole discretion. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact may rely entirely on information furnished
orally or in writing by the undersigned, or a representative of the undersigned,
to such attorney-in-fact. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Act.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 13th day of December, 2004.


        /s/ Burton B. Staniar
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        Name: Burton B. Staniar

        Title:  Chairman of the Board