Abstract: A hanging chair includes a generally rectangular seat frame and a generally rectangular backrest frame pivotally attached to the seat frame with a pliable sheet secured to and extending across the seat frame for providing a seat support surface and a pliable sheet attached to and extending across a portion of the backrest frame for providing a backrest and including flexible support members such as cables secured to the seat frame for hanging the chair from an overhead structure. The frame includes parallel spaced apart side rails, each side rail having an integral arm extending downwardly and backwardly at the front end. A front cross member is connected between the arms at their lower terminal ends.