12th July '21 - SHIPPING TIME UPDATE: Please note orders placed after 5pm on Monday 12th July '21 will dispatch on Monday 19th July '21.
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE!
29th Jan '21 - THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER AWARDS INDY BEST BUY TO AKARINA 01 STARTER PACK. REVIEW BY JOURNALIST HANNAH TWIGGS
ARTICLE LINK HERE: www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/gardening/best-home-hydroponics-kits-gardening-indoor-herb-garden-a8461671.html
24th Jan '21 - LIFE & STYLE SECTION OF THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER RECOMMEND TRYING HYDROPONIC GROWING WITH AKARINA 01 TO COMBAT BREXIT SHORTAGES... AND THE WINTER BLUES.
ARTICLE LINK HERE: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/24/spring-promises-things-to-look-forward-to-from-chocolate-bunnies-to-flower-filled-walks
7th NOVEMBER 2020 - AKARINA 01 FEATURED IN THE TIMES WEEKEND BY JOURNALIST STEPHEN ANDERTON. "You MIGHT JUST TAKE IT FOR THE LAST WORD IN ECO TABLE LAMPS"!
The link to the article is: www.thetimes.co.uk/article/grow-your-own-tomatoes-with-no-garden-qpgj7582c
24th October 2020 - AKARINA 01 FEATURED BY FINANCIAL TIMES JOURNALIST JONATHAN MARGOLIS IN THE TECHNOPOLIS SECTION OF How-To-Spend-It SUPPLEMENT.
Article link here: www.ft.com/content/833eca2e-8d44-4d34-9d39-48327df8d2c3
7th Feb 2020 - AKARINA 01 new stocks on their way! The new Akarina 01 Stocks have now arrived on UK soil and are currently in transit to our linwood warehouse up in sunny Scotland.
Please check our online store for when the new stock of Akarina 01 is available for purchase (estimated release date 12th Feb 2020)
NOVEMBER 2019 - AKARINA 01 AT The design museum London During FILMING OF the BBC's RICHARD DIMBLEBY LECTURE DELIVERED BY SIR TIM BERNERS-LEE, INVENTOR OF THE WORLDWIDE WEB!
The full Richard Dimbleby lecture is available on BBC iplayer until mid-December at the following link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000bj15/the-richard-dimbleby-lecture-sir-tim-bernerslee-the-world-wide-web-a-midcourse-correction
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October 2019 - AKARINA 01 for galactic gardeners! European Museum of the Year (2018), The design museum in London, has Included Akarina 01 in it's latest "Moving to Mars" EXHIBITION RANGE.
Akarina 01 can be purchased in the museum's gift shop or online store using this link: https://designmuseumshop.com/collections/gifts-for-galactic-gardeners/products/akarina-01-stater-kit
May 2019 - Gardens Illustrated Journalist Alys Hurn Features Akarina 14 in her Article "Nine clever ideas for simple cultivation without a garden or even soil"
The article can be downloaded here:
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11th April 2019 - daily mail Journalist Rachel Halliwell Tests 6 hydroponic grow-lights and recommends akarina 01 As "best grow-light for trendy urban gardeners" and akarina 15 as "best for tall plants".
The article can be seen here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6908469/We-try-buy-home-robo-garden-REALLY-grow-tasty-tomatoes-season.html
Jan 2019 - 'BBC Focus' magazine features akarina 01 in the innovations section praising the "Super-clean design".
The Feature can be downloaded below:
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DEC 2018 - 'The TIMES' JOURNALIST ALICE BOWE REVIEWS HYDROPONIC KITS, HER FAV OF THE AKARINA RANGE IS THE MODEL 14.
"my favourite is the compact AkArina 14. small enough to act as a bookend, supports five seedlings and looks beautiful as a lamp in its own right".
The full article can be found on THE TIMES website here (you may need a reader subscription to access): www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alice-bowe-these-hydroponic-kits-can-give-you-fresh-herbs-all-year-round-zxwjl8t56
July 2018 - 'The Independent' gives 'best buy' recommendation to akarina when tested against 8 other hydroponic growing systems available in the U.K.
More details can be found on The Independent website here: https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/gardening/best-home-hydroponics-kits-gardening-indoor-herb-garden-a8461671.html
Thank you to The Independent!
Thank you to The Independent!
SEPTEMBER 2017 - Olympia to showcase akarina at the UK AUTUMN FAIR, Birmingham nec, united kingdom
Come and visit our stand Hall 3-3A, Stand 3K19
For our dedicated exhibitor page please click www.autumnfair.com/page.cfm/Action=Exhib/ExhibID=4885
For our dedicated exhibitor page please click www.autumnfair.com/page.cfm/Action=Exhib/ExhibID=4885
AUGUST 2016 - Olympia to showcase akarina at New York Now, NYC, USA, 21-24 August 2016
Come and visit our stand! For details click www.nynow.com
MARCH 2016 - Olympia to showcase akarina at light+building expo, Frankfurt, Germany, 13-18 March 2016
Come and visit our stand! For details click here.
FEB 2016 - FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
Click Here for Akarina's twitter page and join our growing community growers. https://twitter.com/akarina_uk
JAN 2016 - akarina facebook IS LIVE
Click Here for Akarina's new facebook page will enable our avid community of UK Akarina fans to post pictures of their growing successes! www.facebook.com/Akarina.uk
DEC 2015 - New revised AKARINA01 and AKARINA14 with integrated timer and dimmer functions
Samples now available for UK trade customers - Please contact us directly to arrange sample and demo.