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.

Conran Shop website

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.

Find out more at the Dwell website

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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.

Find out more at the Skandium website