Abstract: A chair and method of manufacture is disclosed to provide a seat and backrest formed of a plurality of blocks strung on a single piece of rope between a pair of opposed side panels. Each side panel includes a backrest portion extending generally vertically, a seat support portion extending at an angle with respect to the backrest support portion and generally horizontal with respect to the ground, and a pair of legs extending from the seat support portion toward the ground. The blocks are strung in a series of generally parallel rows disposed between the side panels. In particular, each row includes a plurality of blocks suspended from the rope in a manner to permit the blocks to move freely along the rope and to provide a flexible support surface in a direction generally perpendicular to the length of backbone of the person resting in the chair.