Another old trainer is back the new season, specifically the Adidas Samba trainers in a bold blue finish.
Not just blue, this is a blue suede finish for the classic early 60s sports shoe, complete with contrast blue toe, white detailing and a blue and white tongue, all sat on a grey vulcanised rubber sole.
Ideal for work or play, you can pre-order now for £50.
Retro looks to be a significant part of the new Well Considered collection at the Conran Shop.
The Well Considered range is a recession-friendly selection of design and homeware, a range that's set to be ongoing at the Conran Shop, with new designs added to it each season – and all for prices that are said to be in line with John Lewis or Habitat. So not exactly budget, but certainly affordable – and all with 50s-style Javier Mariscal packaging as an added bonus.
The Daily Telegraph has a preview of the collection, which isn't due in the stores (and online) until August 18th, but this 1930s-style Oliver armchair (above) caught our eye, perfect for a post of reading after a long day at work. The price for that? Around £895.
We're big fans of Dwell, who same able to knock some very hip, retro-styled design that doesn't cost a small fortune, even if some of the pieces run very close in looks to some high-end originals. Saying that, we don't think the Dwell Cutout coffee table is a take on anything in particular – it's just a modern-day slice of the 1970s.
Available in black or white (you can check out a picture of the white version over the page), the coffe table has that 'Cutout' shape for mixing support and storage, a lacquered frame and tempered mirrored glass top.
The whole thing stands around 37cm high and has a diameter of 90cm, selling for £299 when it lands instore – which is 19th August 2009. Or you can order online now in advance.
You might be familiar with the Verner Panton Cone Chair, but the Vitra Cone Table by Verner Panton is a lesser-known, but equally stylish companion piece.
Designed to sit with both the Cone Chair or the Heart Chair, this 1958 low table offers up a conical podium sat on a stainless steel base, with a High Density Polypropolene (HPL) surface for your coffee cups and magazines.
Reissued for the modern era and still looking as futuristic as ever, it sells for £969.
We've featured the 50s-inspired occasional table and side table from the Rolly range of furniture, but if you're on the look out for somewhere to catch up with your correspondence, the Rolly Desk from the same range should have it covered.
Once again taking styling prompts from the mid-century era, the Rolly Desk (the work of Matt Carr) is a desk very much of the old school. Yes, you might be able to get a laptop or notebook on it, but this American black walnut desk is designed more for the written word, complete with two open compartments and two sliding tambour doors that glide to reveal storage for all your writing and stationery essentials.
Available online and instore, the Rolly Desk is yours for £695.
Once a pro running shoe, the Adidas ZX Racer is now back on the market as hip piece of vintage-style casual wear.
The shoe was first seen back in 1984, where it was pitched as a middle to long-distance running shoe, but looking at the image, I imagine you'd already guessed as much. These days it's been tweaked a little for less active use, but still offers up a synthetic and mesh upper, wedge sole and of course, all that distinctive Adidas detailing.
Size has some exclusive colour options right now, including the grey/chilli one above – which can be yours for £54.99.
