String Lights Are Over — This Outdoor Lighting Collab Is What Comes Next (and Fixes Your Backyard’s Biggest Issue)

No plugs, no problem. Pooky x The Novogratz makes a compelling case to ditch your string lights for good

Pooky Lighting x The Novogratz Outdoor Lighting Collection
A pendant in a tree. A lamp on a garden bench. The Novogratz x Pooky collection rethinks where — and how — outdoor lighting gets to live.
(Image credit: Amy Neunsinger. Design: Pooky Lighting)

You wouldn’t dare turn the "big light" on at 11pm inside — you’re not a monster. Especially not while hosting. Presumably, you like your guests, and true friendship means never subjecting anyone to overhead fluorescence. So why do we do it outside?

That’s exactly what the new Pooky x The Novogratz collaboration is here to solve. The British lighting brand known for its cordless lighting charm has teamed up with Bob and Cortney Novogratz to bring that same off-grid elegance outdoors — with color, with whimsy, and, crucially, without a single electrician in sight.

The outdoor lighting lineup includes 14 pieces: rechargeable lanterns (to tuck in trees or line your stairs like a garden path), pendants for elevated alfresco moments, floor and table lamps with Pooky's signature mix-and-match patterned shades, even mirrors and a wired wall sconce — all of which ground our outdoor "little light" pipe dreams into reality.

Tallulah Jute Basket Rechargeable Pendant in Sand

No wiring, no rules. The Tallulah Pendant runs on a rechargeable light cell and hangs anywhere you need it.

(Image credit: Amy Neunsinger. Design: Pooky Lighting)

No sad, solar spike-looking accents here. The colors — Blush, Denim, Moss, Sand — are a clean break from the bleak black-and-brass offerings that usually dominate the outdoor aisle.

Brandy mirror in sand by the Novogratz

Let the light led the way — wherever you please.

(Image credit: Amy Neunsinger. Design: Pooky Lighting)

And while the Brandy Wall Sconce, being the only indoor-only piece in the bunch, is an outlier, the rest are made to live outdoors forever and always.

Attachments like the Genesis Light Cell hold a charge for up to 15 hours — long enough to carry you through a full evening and then some.

Holleder Cordless Table Lamp in Sand

The Holleder Table Lamp is a prompt for creativity: pick your base, pick your shade, and build your own version of glow.

(Image credit: Amy Neunsinger. Design: Pooky Lighting)

The collaboration stands as a solution to a very real problem: layering light outside without resorting to overplayed fairy lights or friendship-ending flood beams.

Ahead, find everything you need to create a cinematically glowing garden party moment of your own, no extension cords or apologies necessary.

In 2025, the line between indoors and out is barely a suggestion — especially with cordless accents like Newgarden’s rechargeable pendant light, which make your backyard feel suspiciously like your living room (just with better air circulation).

Julia Demer
Style Editor

Formerly covering fashion at L’Officiel USA, style maven Julia Demer brings her love of design to Livingetc’s world of interiors. As the title’s New York-based Style Editor, Julia's work reflects a sharp eye for detail and an innate passion for aesthetics. Her journey began with a strong foundation in design, honing her craft at renowned establishments like The Row and even establishing her own eponymous fashion brand. Julia’s design background is evident in the way she thoughtfully curates shopping edits, always maintaining a focus on emerging trends while preserving timeless sensibilities. For Julia, fashion and interiors go hand in hand, reflecting her lifelong commitment to perfecting the art of style.