![Modern outdoor lighting that looks like bulrush or cattail plants.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/modern-outdoor-lighting-240820-1048-01.jpg)
Cattails, also known as bulrush, were the inspiration for the NILO outdoor lighting collection from Italian lighting manufacturer KARMAN.
![Modern outdoor lighting that looks like plants.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/modern-outdoor-lighting-240820-1048-02.jpg)
Designed by Matteo Ugolini, NILO has a similar shape to that of Cattail plants, with the light resembling the flower of the plant.
![Modern outdoor lighting that can be grouped together to create a similar shape to that of Cattail plants.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/modern-outdoor-lighting-240820-1048-03.jpg)
The outdoor lighting is available as an outdoor wall lamp, a stake light, or a floor lamp, and is made from a thin, flexible aluminum rod with a matte white resin diffuser on top.
![A modern outdoor wall lamp with a matte white resin diffuser and a black support.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/modern-outdoor-lighting-240820-1048-04.jpg)