It's not everyday that Secretlab drops a new chair but today is one of those days. It's called the Secretlab Atlas. It's a sleek, slim task chair that might appeal to those of us that spend our time equally between gaming and working from home. I've recently visited Secretlab HQ to chat about it, and I've been sitting in it over the past few days, so here's the rundown.
Compared to the ever-popular Titan Evo, the Atlas is simpler. It offers a high-back design. The backrest has a fixed S-shape position, in what's called a lordotic curvature, and offers synchronous tilt and seat depth adjustments.
A magnetic headrest is also provided with the chair, which I'm glad to report, as one of the best features of the Titan Evo. It's been slightly redesigned for the Atlas, however, with a curvier shape to support your neck.
The idea behind it is to support someone between both focus and rest modes, ie working, gaming, and chilling out. It's designed for the Pomodoro Technique, which a handful of Secretlab employees, including founder and CEO, Ian Ang, tell me they are practitioners of. That technique splits work up into 25-minute chunks with 5-minute breaks in between. I'm yet to try it,...
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