Journey’s ALTI LIFT desk mat will make your spare bedroom office feel like a chic CEO space

If you’re looking to add a little touch of boardroom class to your work-from-home-spare-bedroom-office, look no further than the Journey ALTI LIFT desk mat. Practical and sleek, it’ll elevate your workspace (even if the laundry is drying in the corner).

Journey has a knack for slick-looking gadget accessories, from chargers to Apple ‘Find My’ tracked water bottles that are impossible to lose, which we checked out earlier this year. Its latest product, the ALTI LIFT desk mat, iterates on the earlier excellent ALTI by taking the previous model’s wireless charging dock and literally elevating it.

I’ve been using it non-stop for the past few weeks, and it’s become an essential part of my at home working setup. Here’s why you should consider adding it to yours, too.

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The Journey ALTI LIFT desk mat comes in two parts — a reversible desk mat, and a snap-on magnetic charging station.

That mat part takes up the bulk of the desk real-estate needed for the ALTI LIFT. Essentially a giant mouse mat measuring 73cm x 37cm, it’s finished with PU leather on one side, and felt on the other, letting you take your pick between which surface you want to glide your mouse across.

I’ve found that I use the felt surface during the work day, and then flip it over to the smooth leather-like side when playing games in the evening. Each is joined at one end, but separated across the rest of the surface area, letting you lift them up like a flap to store away notes and papers.

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The mat part finishes on one end with a magnetic edge, which connects to the star of the show, the charging station. It snaps onto the side of the mat, and offers two charging spots — one flat for charging items like AirPods, and the other section a fold-away, spinning, pivoting and tilting fast-charging arm for both powering your smartphone and angling its screen towards you so you can easily see it at all times.

Hooking up over USB-C to a power supply, the arm can fast charge at up to 15W, and is compatible with MagSafe-enabled iPhones or any Qi2 compatible smartphone. You’ll get 5W of charging from the stationary charging pad, too, while that charging arm works when folded flat as well, if you want to keep those phone-based distractions pointing away from you.

And, with a magnetic connection on either side of the charging base, you can position it for easy access whether you're left or right handed.

Tidy and smart, it’s great for keeping your desk organised and your gadgets juiced at the same time.

Available now in black or grey-and-beige shades, you can pick up the Journey ALTI LIFT wireless desk mat for £119.99.

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