Maybe I missed it, because I haven't read the whole thread, but how's it different from the Belkin one?
https://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F7U052/
In fact, the Belkin one charges at 10W... just btw. And comes in black and white. I got mine for pretty cheap because of the Best Buy employee discount (thanks, son!) and I use it for my home office so my phone can sit upright while I'm working and listening to music.
It's not ugly... it's just not exactly a rare sculpture. But... Apple is about to put out a mat that will be more expensive and resemble a flattened blood pressure cuff, so people in glass houses and all...