Sally Due Sperling will be the new hostess at Danhostel Esbjerg on January 1, 2020. She will replace Marianne and Børge Bull who will say goodbye after 23 wonderful years as hosts at Danhostel Esbjerg. Sally is not a stranger to Danhostel as she is the current hostess at Danhostel Kolding and will say goodbye at the end of 2019.
Kolding is now part of UNESCO'S Creative Cities Network
Kolding has been designated UNESCO DESIGN CITY. It is the only Danish city to bear this title.
Kolding has been designated UNESCO DESIGN CITY. It is the only Danish city to bear this title. UNESCO Creative Cities Network comprises 180 cities in 72 countries, within 7 creative fields: Crafts & Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Music and Media Arts.
The process of becoming a UNESCO Design City has been a long time coming for Kolding municipality. In 2012, the city council in partnership with Design School Kolding adopted a long-term strategy to initiate new designs, so in May 2017, Kolding, not Copenhagen, was the host city for the Danish Design Award.
In Kolding, design processes are behind businesses but are also utilised in kindergartens, at job centres and in the citizen service centres. Currently, the city is using its design processes to construct a new marina in Kolding.
Kolding also has a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town of Christiansfeld was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on July 4, 2015.
UNESCO's requires the following for Design Cities:
- The city has to have a design strategy
- There should be an independent design secretariat
- The city has hosted events of international calibre
- There is an educational environment around design and innovation
- Design processes are utilised in the development of the city
- Plans for the city include different activities which support design.
If you want to experience Kolding, UNESCO's Design City, then stay at Danhostel Kolding, which has a beautiful interior, is centrally located and has a unique view of the city of Kolding.
Danhostel Esbjerg has a New Hostess
Danhostel Ebeltoft has already implemented 4 of the 17 UN World Goals
In the spring of 2019, the Danhostel brand published a manifesto and new strategy to implement the 17 UN Sustainable Goals over the coming years. Several Danhostels have already embraced many of the initiatives. Danhostel Ebeltoft has already implemented 4 of the 17 World Goals.