Arse Technica rolls again: We review the All33 Backstrong C1 chair

Not too long after reviewing the Anda Fnatic and Secretlab Omega gaming chairs, I began getting offers of review samples for other chairs. The most curious of the bunch was the one we're reviewing today: the $599 All33 Backstrong C1.

The Backstrong C1 touts itself as chiropractor-designed-the chiropractor being Dennis Colonello. Colonello teamed up with industrial designer Jim Grove to build a chair that supports and allows movement of "all33" of the vertebrae in a sitter's spine. Colonello, based in Beverly Hills, has served as a sort of chiropractor to the stars for decades-which perhaps helps explain the new chair's laundry list of A-list celebrity endorsements.

Design and appearance

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  The Backstrong C1's design is eye-catching, to say the least. [credit: All33 ]

The design itself is eye-catching and perhaps even a little visually befuddling. The seat and lower back are mounted on a pivoting horizontal axis, independent of the upper back of the chair, with open space visible in an arc separating the two. The overall effect is reminiscent of mod furniture-the late '60s and early '70s vision of futuristic design.

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