Who they are and where they play
Knoll Textiles now lives under Maharam within MillerKnoll, which consolidates the textile brands and routes product browsing through a shared experience. Core categories cover upholstery, wallcovering, panel, privacy curtain, window covering, and soft goods like pillows, all positioned for contract interiors.
Explore their sustainability stance on Maharam’s site under Environmental Position for the combined textile portfolio (Environmental Position).
Product portfolio at a glance
This is a multi‑category player rather than a pure play. The range spans coated and woven wall finishes, privacy curtains for healthcare, bleach‑cleanable upholsteries, and acoustically aware panel fabrics. SKU breadth lands in the hundreds, which gives specifiers colorways and performance tiers for nearly any budget tier.
What exists today on disclosures
Maharam’s Environmental Position outlines third‑party pathways they emphasize, including Facts, Cradle to Cradle, and HPDs. It also states that only a subset of resources have begun developing EPDs and that they are collaborating with peers to sharpen textile‑specific EPD methods (Maharam Environmental Position, 2026). The same page quantifies waste‑cutting programs, such as reclaiming over 300,000 samples annually and diverting more than 500,000 pounds of textiles since 2020 (Maharam Environmental Position, 2026).
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EPD coverage today
As of March 28, 2026, we do not see product‑specific, published EPDs for Knoll Textiles fabrics in the major public program libraries. At the MillerKnoll group level, there are current furniture EPDs, for example Herman Miller’s Sayl Work Chair listed by the International EPD System with initial version date December 19, 2025 (EPD International, 2025), and the Nevi Sit‑to‑Stand Table listed by NSF with validity through June 23, 2027 (NSF, 2025).
Why this gap matters on projects
LEED v5 counts product‑specific Type III EPDs that meet ISO 14025 and EN 15804 or ISO 21930 at a defined value toward materials credit calculations, and requires external verification. That is the paperwork hurdle owners and GCs expect on many interiors packages now (USGBC, 2025) (USGBC, 2025). Without an EPD, teams often default to conservative embodied‑carbon assumptions, which can nudge a fabric or wall finish off the shortlist when another option comes documented.
Competitors showing up with EPDs
Textile and wall finish rivals already put product‑specific EPDs on the table. Carnegie’s Biobased Xorel Unbacked Textile holds a current EPD valid to February 1, 2029 (EPD International, 2025) (EPD International, 2025). Designtex lists a DNA Non‑Vinyl Wallcovering EPD valid to November 11, 2030 (EPD International, 2025) (EPD International, 2025). In Europe, Kvadrat markets multiple EN 15804 EPDs across textile groups and acoustic systems with validity into 2028, which frequently appear in international specs (EPD Danmark, 2023).
Where an EPD would move the needle first
Start with a high‑coverage category that recurs in specs. Two pragmatic early targets are a Type II wallcovering platform EPD that covers popular substrates and a privacy curtain EPD for healthcare. Both see steady volume and appear in owner standards, so one EPD can lift dozens of SKUs at once. A good LCA partner will recommend the most common PCR used by competitors to ensure apples‑to‑apples comparability, then map colorways and weights to the declaration without making your team chase data for weeks.
Likely best sellers at risk without an EPD
Digitally printed non‑vinyl wallcoverings and bleach‑cleanable upholsteries tend to be workhorses in offices, education, and healthcare. When a competitor can drop a link to a live EPD in the submittal, that reduces back‑and‑forth and keeps them eligible on carbon‑screened projects. This is especially acute on LEED v5 pursuits where documentation speed and clarity count toward closing dates (USGBC, 2025).
Actionable next steps for specability
Pick one platform product, set a recent reference year for data, and publish through a mainstream operator that your customers already recognize. Keep internal lift light by using production and utility records you already track, then align the bill of materials to the PCR’s functional unit. You dont need to boil the ocean to unlock value, one well‑scoped EPD can win back bids you never even saw.
Bottom line
Knoll Textiles brings design pedigree and breadth, yet EPD coverage for the fabrics themselves appears limited today. Competitors are already converting that gap into an advantage with verified declarations. A focused two‑track plan for wallcovering and privacy curtains would put the brand back at the front of the spec where it belongs.
