Abstract: A chair or the like with an undercarriage, having a seat surface that is attached in a resilient manner to the undercarriage and a backrest that is connected in a resilient manner to the seat surface, wherein to assure a flexible and individual conformity of the chair or the like to the body placing a load on it. A plurality of flexible strips are disposed next to one another and attached in their end area in a nearly horizontal orientation to the undercarriage which act as a seat surface, and wherein a plurality of strips disposed next to each other in a nearly perpendicular orientation act as a backrest and are connected with their one end area to a strip and with their other end to the seat surface.