# Atmos Projects presents — Shidō **URL:** \ **Category:** Manufacturer Official News\ **Created:** [July 6, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748 "2020-07-06T07:09:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 55
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1088 "2024-12-30T02:10:46Z")
Picked up a cherry peach Noma! I have a Noah, figured I had to get his little sister! Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Joe77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/joe77/32/232665_2.png) [@Joe77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Joe77)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1089 "2024-12-30T02:13:59Z")
I also got the cherry peach Noma! Love the Noah and looking forward to this this one too. :+1: :+1: ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1090 "2024-12-30T02:15:33Z")
Looks like they are close to being sold out! Two colorways left! ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1091 "2024-12-30T02:22:09Z")
All sold out in 20 minutes! I wonder how many there were. ---
**Author:** ![Eqo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eqo/32/261681_2.png) [@Eqo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eqo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1092 "2024-12-30T02:24:16Z")
Got my hands on an indigo dusk and bubblegum. Can’t believe how quick they sold out ---
**Author:** ![Eqo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eqo/32/261681_2.png) [@Eqo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eqo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1093 "2024-12-30T02:27:30Z")
part of me feels like a lot were sold during the pre release ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1094 "2024-12-30T02:29:01Z")
That definitely could be the case. They did start out with some of every colorway. ---
**Author:** ![rnsy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rnsy/32/149132_2.png) [@rnsy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rnsy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1095 "2024-12-30T02:37:24Z")
Thanks all who came by the drop today! We’re a little mindblown at how quickly everything sold out ourselves. Won’t go too deep into the numbers but will say that while a good number were picked up in the prerelease, we had a real sizeable batch that went live today. All that to say – immensely grateful for the support and love. Real confident the Noma. will be making a return in 2025 🙂 Thank you all. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1096 "2024-12-30T03:23:46Z")
I didn’t even realize this dropped. Been a very busy week. Looking forward to the second run then ---
**Author:** ![rnsy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rnsy/32/149132_2.png) [@rnsy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rnsy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1097 "2025-02-27T14:32:42Z")
We’re proud to introduce the second instalment of our Monogram Line, the Hamr — our signature model for [Vladimir Glazkov](https://www.atmosprojects.com/team/vladimirglazkov). Precision-crafted from titanium, the Hamr is fast, floaty, and technical. ![graded-9393-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/c/5/bc54eda33c9eb734d30da2b7c3021069ca237a63.jpeg) **SPECS** Diameter **52.0mm** Width **46.0mm** Weight **66.7g** Material **Titanium** [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/a/5/6a55e9f722611a85a0215c6517b0f34bf8036170.jpeg "Atmos Projects presents — the Hamr") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpG7a1Ntynk) ![IMG_4160](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/2/c/92c341e55802ca647da2559b8728c288248347dd.jpeg) Vladimir Glazkov joined Atmos Projects in December 2023, and his addition to the team was something we were extremely excited for a myriad of reasons. It’s no hyperbole to say Vladimir falls into the rare category of players that qualify as “your favourite player’s favourite player”, and he remains a fixture in the global yoyo scene. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of yoyo design and culture, and his playstyle infuses technical complexity with a real artistic flow and elegance. Watching him throw is always a good time. Shortly after coming on board to the team, it naturally followed that we’d work together on a design that was an expression of his tastes and gifts, and also perfectly fit his playstyle. ![DSC06323_2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/e/6/be6c68730bbee51800f7105bc5e5137310e7f0d1.jpeg) If you’re new to this space, the Monogram Line serves as a home to signature designs for Team Atmos players — a canvas for the full expression of their style, tastes, and philosophy. Fittingly, early discussions about Vladimir’s signature model surrounded the influences that have formed Vladimir as a player, as well as specific design traits that he favoured. Vladimir brought up Yuuki Spencer as an early and major influence, describing him as the “quintessence of style and technicality”. Yuuki’s 2009 US National Championship was raised as a performance that “changed my developmental vector… in learning how to freestyle and play in synergy with music”. The yoyo used in that iconic freestyle was a Yoyofactory Genesis — signature model of Miguel Correa, a 5A legend — which Vladimir later himself used in his first stage performance in 2009, a prelude to a career that featured winning the Russian National Championship. ![DSC06325_2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/6/e/96ed50e65500267adfae1b64967def827f8ff428.jpeg) Vladimir placed two other models on the drawing board — the Polaris and the Aria, which Vladimir felt were designs that exhibited the force and stability that he prized in play. Concept-wise, Vladimir pitched a design that was “soft and suitable for high-speed play, as well as technical tricks” — and asked to combine the aggressive, H-shaped silhouette of the Genesis with the playfeel aspects of the Polaris and Aria. ![photo_2025-02-21 22.45.02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/7/9/679f0d85bdd552c381ae61c540bf2a882bb456a6.jpeg) The final piece of the concept was a design prompt from Vladimir that matches his personal philosophy — “for regular use, for any purpose” — a call to utilitarianism as the driving ethos for the design, and an everydayness that did away with the preciousness that sometimes surrounds titanium models. ![graded-9411](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/3/0/130b3c3d23885636ae10a26def6ae2309f0ec111.jpeg) We sketched up early drafts of the Hamr — a process Vladimir was incredibly involved in. The first prototype had the general specifications of 55cm diameter, 47cm width, and 66.4g weight. The profile of the Hamr was a reinterpretation of the Genesis’ iconic H-shape — which went on to inspire a generation of other designs — fused with the rim and hub design of the Polaris. The goal was to machine a prototype that felt as a capable as the Aria in play, but with the soft, comfortable feel in motion that has come to characterise the Polaris. ![graded-9290](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/7/a/07ad97841741d67af48baa468386449768ebafa9.jpeg) After weeks of tinkering on the design, and going back on forth on the smallest of details, we got Prototype I machined. Our first thoughts were that it felt more stable and powerful but somehow more agile and fluid than the Polaris. It glided in motion and felt nimble and quick, while maintaining great stability. After weeks of testing, Vladimir wrote in with his feedback, ![Group 472](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/f/3/3f3e7b48060bc8cbfa17f0a1d47d6b5be631af93.jpeg) Despite checking multiple boxes, we ultimately decided to work on a second prototype that leaned harder into design traits that Vladimir felt strongly for — for one, he felt Prototype I was too large in hand, and desired a smaller physical footprint; also, while retaining the fluidity and softness, Vladimr wanted the Hamr to have even more power and stability. Some of the designs that were surfaced as references were the YoyoRecreation Chopsticks Gorilla, SYFO, and DIS Anima — all of which combined great performance with fun, and were designs that Vladimir found inspiring. After weeks of design discussions, we settled on a Prototype II that would feature a 52mm diameter, 46mm width, and an increased mass of 66.7g. ![IMG_4162](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/2/e/02e8e7480cef6aeaf9b7444088774847f93ab207.jpeg) ![IMG_4163](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/e/f/def9d535fc57b92d0151b13fef004a23eda02741.jpeg) The adjustments altered the proportions of the Hamr into something relatively wider — a frame that would be nimbler, but also more stable. Prototype II featured significantly beefier rims than the original to increase power and stability, as well as a reinforced midweight distribution for the consolidated, full feeling that characterises our titanium models. ![graded-9437](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/b/e/ebe6d969475753faab0597e2d45545a59d9d2e49.jpeg) Prototype II had the perfect size and footprint for Vladimir, and came incredibly close to perfect. We made a few final tweaks to weight distribution, and the third prototype (that eventually made it to production) achieved that elusive balance of float, power, performance and fun. The Hamr was also put through the most intense and brutal stress test we’ve ever seen. ![Group 473](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/6/e/56eb205972cc7cb1812b9a7a8c11ce1eb2dee2b5.jpeg) The Hamr is a unique departure from the usual Atmos design playbook — it’s our very first H-shape, and is entirely distinct from everything we’ve put out so far. It’s fast, floaty, and technical, and represents Vladimir’s style, preferences, and philosophies. ![graded-9349](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/4/d/f4d72da37d7bc131a03d874827a7446d392cb848.jpeg) The Hamr is equipped with **Stratos Pads** by Atmos **Type II Concave Bearings** by Atmos **First Class XL String** by Kitty String Atmos **Carry Pouch** ---
**Author:** ![rnsy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rnsy/32/149132_2.png) [@rnsy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rnsy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1098 "2025-03-02T14:39:10Z")
![DSC06278_1 copy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/f/c/9fc291b20c1fc81fbc46faaa7be7dfadc64a785f.jpeg) Hey, everyone. The **Hamr** release is just around the corner. Full details at our Blog 037, here, > **[037 — atmos projects](https://www.atmosprojects.com/blog/037)** > > The  Hamr  will be released at our store this  Monday, 3rd March, at 9pm EST · 6pm PST . check them out here . Hamrs will be available in Raw finish only, and will be going for $320 each. As always, reach out if we can be of... As always, reach out if we can be of any help, and we’ll take care of you. Love, Team Atmos ---
**Author:** ![mikeydoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mikeydoe/32/301589_2.png) [@mikeydoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikeydoe)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1099 "2025-03-02T17:53:58Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/c/5/8c5113434f517384c6d1ad3636f77c66449baf97.gif) ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1100 "2025-03-02T19:54:14Z")
Hamr looks super dope ---
**Author:** ![mikeydoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mikeydoe/32/301589_2.png) [@mikeydoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikeydoe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1101 "2025-03-07T17:40:21Z")
they’re up on YYE 7 left ---
**Author:** ![Bobparty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobparty/32/302913_2.png) [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1102 "2025-03-07T18:11:40Z")
Anyone wanna buy me one 😂😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![rnsy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rnsy/32/149132_2.png) [@rnsy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rnsy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1103 "2025-03-19T15:02:58Z")
We’re so excited to present the third instalment of our Monogram Line, the Smoke — our signature model for [Coleman Weimer](https://www.atmosprojects.com/team/coleman-weimer), founding member of Canopy Collection and member of Team Atmos. Crafted from Delrin and polycarbonate, the Smoke is full of old school organic goodness, and carefully machined to perfection. _This Design Journal was written by Coleman Weimer._ ![WHITE SMOKE-5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/0/b/b0b704a20626b644872392f652794c1e1df26b39.jpeg) **SPECS** Diameter **55.1mm** Width **46.0mm** Weight **66.0g** Material **Delrin & Polycarbonate** ![graded-9044](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/8/d/28d2c193b443bf58d89896f7254e8bccc7a8ddf0.jpeg) The Smoke came out of a meeting of practical and philosophical concerns related to my tendency to play yo-yo for the feeling of it over a predetermined result. I tend toward play without a plan and wanted my signature model to embrace its status as a toy and support a free-flow, feeling-based style of play. ![Coleman1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/9/4/c941a115d79a2be419436c40de2852f3ab2e4722.jpeg) A practical intention we decided on early was to design a delrin signature model that owns its status as being “just a toy.” I have always prioritized carrying yo-yos that look welcoming over intimidating. I prefer a friendlier shape. This, paired with my prioritization of how a trick feels more than its technicality led to this classically comfortable design — with mileage to handle both long and short string-length trick structures and both slow and fast play. ![graded-9017](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/f/c/2fcb0fc098810a1bd19c9f3ae113cd379ee3866e.jpeg) Smoke reacts to some movement with resistance and other movement with leniency. Hops and redirects are rounded out by the heavier mass of the yo-yo. But, similar to Tyler Vienneau’s Yokel, the Smoke is pliant when string is pulled in opposing directions, keeping the player on their toes and holding them to a certain level of accountability. These dynamics were accentuated by narrowing the width of the yo-yo and adding Cephas-inspired flush polycarbonate caps. Inspired by the elegance of the Snowberry and Crucial Delrin models, I wanted a heavier delrin body to round-off rigid play, while also reminding myself to follow what the yo-yo itself is doing. ![graded-9040](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/9/9/3996ad79d48ca1ae9c533be2ef22b6848768e80c.jpeg) Smoke was designed to support an approach to play I have been developing for a few years, inspired by my favorite poet, William Stafford. Smoke as a physical phenomena has a thick presence but also an unpredictable levity and freedom to it. William Stafford once described his poetry writing process as being likened to “smoke’s way”, which always finds an opening, a way out. ![graded-9039](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/8/3/d83f086616db1dd6cd059d8035f5d9885584e4b1.jpeg) When I play yo-yo, I also find the yo-yo, like words in a poem, presents its own momentum and direction. When I’m receptive the yo-yo leads the dance, meandering through the string, eventually finding it’s way out of a sequence. Even if the sequence has been done a million times, the execution always can change. Often the trick begins and ends not by my intent but by some unpredictable sense of pull the yo-yo and string suggest. Smoke facilitates play without agenda, and I am thrilled to get this yo-yo into people’s hands. ![BLACK SMOKE-6](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/4/9/349e8618bda53e699b755a2e39f6e95e2e735f18.jpeg) The Smoke was first designed in May 2023, and went through four prototypes before we landed on what we felt was perfect. While the Smoke is intentionally designed to be as minimal as possible, there are about a dozen under-the-hood design innovations (adapted from previous projects such as the Snowberry and Arctica) that are hidden from the eye, but help it perform as smoothly as it does. ![graded-9063](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/4/2/94274d95667f9997c46eb29b16fa5179b4e0f430.jpeg) The Smoke is equipped with **Stratos Pads** by Atmos **Type II Concave Bearings** by Atmos **First Class XL String** by Kitty String Atmos **Carry Pouch** ---
**Author:** ![Jdrabik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jdrabik/32/1110_2.png) [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1104 "2025-03-19T17:05:43Z")
I JUST sold a bunch of yoyos because I’m trying to downsize my collection and this comes along… so tempting ---
**Author:** ![rnsy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rnsy/32/149132_2.png) [@rnsy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rnsy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1105 "2025-03-20T15:04:12Z")
Hey, everyone. The **Smoke** release is just around the corner. ![graded-9059](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/2/7/92708781144b265c44e0f900b7f16d34d1272280.jpeg) Full details at our Blog 038, here, > **[038 — atmos projects](https://www.atmosprojects.com/blog/038)** > > The  Smoke  will be released at our store this  Thursday, 20th March, at 9pm EST · 6pm PST .   Check them out here .   Smokes will be available in White, Black, White/Black, and Black/Clear, and will be going for $60... As always, reach out if we can be of any help, and we’ll take care of you. Love, Team Atmos ---
**Author:** ![Counterwait](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/counterwait/32/608872_2.png) [@Counterwait](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Counterwait)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1106 "2025-03-21T01:44:21Z")
will these be released on yoyoexpert or other places? ---
**Author:** ![daosyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/daosyn/32/311107_2.png) [@daosyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/daosyn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748/1107 "2025-03-21T02:20:52Z")
not sure why yye doesn’t have them, but i did find them elsewhere… which was a lifesaver because i bought a bunch recently directly from atmos and didn’t wanna front the shipping for just one throw this time atmos projects (and by relation canopy collection) get me the most hyped out of any brand atm with their editorials and design journals. it just feels like they put a lot of work into all of it. and i’m a sucker for delrin so this was a no-brainer [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748.md?page=54) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-projects-presents-shido/323748.md?page=56)