The latest furniture and interior design trends are on display at the International Furniture Fair in Cologne, Germany.<br /><br /> Among thousands of items being presented, visitors can find a fridge that sends a photo to your phone each time the door is opened. It also suggests dinner and food shopping ideas.<br /><br /> Or, a new take on an extractor fan, which removes the smell and the grease from right next to your frying pan. <br /><br /> Consumers are always open to new ideas and techniques. However, the main trend is rediscovering traditional values, such as comfort, as Ursula Geismann, a Trend Expert at the German Furniture Industry Federation (VDM), explained.<br /><br /> “People experience these fast-moving times on the Internet. Upgrades are annoying – everyone is looking for the familiar, the tried and tested.”<br /><br /> Reupholstered chairs, with a trendy twist, for example. The aptly named company ‘Second Life’ re-works old fur treasures into modern, tailor-made objects. <br /><br /> Dirk Uwe Klaas, CEO of VDM enlarged on the p
