a knockdown furniture , such as a chair , comprises a series of elongated tubular members adapted to be interconnected with quick release automatically locking couplings to form a frame of the furniture . a canvas panel having end sleeves can be mounted to the frame to provide a support surface , such as a seat panel , of the furniture . pockets are provided on one side of the support panel , such as the underside of the seat panel , in order to receive the individual tubular members when the furniture is disassembled . a zipper which is provided at opposed end edges of the support panel is used to form a sleeve therewith which contains the pockets and thus the tubular members , thereby resulting in a compact storage of the dismantled furniture .