Lest C8 Pabbersih Uwae Pella (Steam Cleaner) by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Tambaga in Desain Peralatan Rumah Tangga Competition Category.
TambagaPeralatan Rumah Tangga· 2026
Lest C8 Pabbersih Uwae Pella (Steam Cleaner)
by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque
Client: Lest
A' Design Award Tambaga Winner in Peralatan Rumah Tangga Category
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About Lest C8 Pabbersih Uwae Pella (Steam Cleaner)
Lest C8 iyanaritu séuwa pabbersih uwae pella (steam cleaner) ridésain untu' mappaccingi bola. Désain-na napasséuwai sipa'na vacuum cleaner sibawa steam cleaner, napasilennereng amudarang létté sibawa panganro ergonomis sibawa akkullenna uwae pella ri laleng batang kompak. Roda tallebbo sibawa pakkakatenning riakka' mabbantu mudai riletté sibawa ritiwi. Pengaturang uwae pella maéga tahap riatoro' naolai interface sentuhan kapasitif, napappadai passunna ri rupa-rupanna lapisang. Nozzle sibawa passéumpung lémma' napédécéngi jangkauang sibawa asennangeng. Wadah uwae wedding rilessu riliseki polé ri tutu' yaséna. Pappaccingeng ripogau' dé' napaké bahang kimia.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Tambaga
Lest C8 Pabbersih Uwae Pella (Steam Cleaner) iyanaritu pakoro A' Design Award Tambaga, pakalebbi iya malompo tongeng iya ripabbere ri desain luar biasa iya riissengngi nasaba kreativitas, kecerdikan sibawa ketajaman. Pakoro Tambaga iyanaritu artefak iya terampil sibawa mappabbura kreatif iya mappabbentuk pengalaman iya maega, imajinasi sibawa kecerdikan tau mabbuat. Lest C8 Pabbersih Uwae Pella (Steam Cleaner) ripakkirangngi mancaji objek iya ripakalebbi, ripuji sibawa rirennu, profesional sibawa inovatif. Desain pakoro A' Design Award Tambaga iyae mappasilaong praktik tepat ri seni, sains, desain sibawa teknologi sibawa makessing nasaba perhatiannna ri detail. Lest C8 Pabbersih Uwae Pella (Steam Cleaner) mappabbura kebutuhan makessing, mappakkela keinginan, mappabbentuk perasaan sibawa mappabbura rasa penasaran.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Lest C8 is a steam cleaner designed to be simple and intuitive to use yet stylish. It features multi-stage steam regulation to adapt output to different surfaces and dirt levels by a capacitive UI. The nozzle with flexible joint ensures excellent ergonomics and perfect cleaning results thanks to lamella technology. Cleaning is performed without chemicals and removes up to 99.999% of viruses and 99.99% of common household bacteria from hard surfaces.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 220 x 295 x 115
- Tags
- steam, cleaner, floor
- Production Technology
- ABS injection molding
- Design Challenge
- This steam cleaner explores the convergence between vacuum cleaners and steam cleaners, redefining usability through a hybrid typology. The design research focused on mobility, ergonomics, and product perception, introducing integrated wheels and a lifting handle to enhance maneuverability and transport. Benchmark analysis highlighted gaps between bulky steam systems and agile vacuum cleaners, guiding a compact, balanced architecture. Prototyping and 3D validation refined proportions and user interaction, resulting in an intuitive, domestic-friendly steam cleaner that bridges two established product categories.
- Research
- The creative challenge was to achieve high ergonomic performance despite the product’s compact dimensions. Design research focused on simplifying the user interface to ensure immediate, intuitive interaction, reducing visual and functional complexity. At the same time, the project aimed to maintain a clean, essential design language while conveying a modern, refined, and well-equipped character. Careful proportioning, surface continuity, and functional integration allowed the steam cleaner to appear visually light yet technically complete, balancing clarity, usability, and contemporary aesthetic appeal within a reduced footprint.
- Inspiration
- The design inspiration comes from both vacuum cleaners and steam cleaners, combining the best qualities of each category. From vacuum cleaners, the project adopts mobility, compactness, and ergonomic handling; from steam cleaners, it integrates effective cleaning performance and functional robustness. The creative intent was to merge these strengths into a single, coherent product that is visually appealing, simple to understand, and highly functional.
- Project Duration
- June 2025 to december 2025 Italy and China
- Operation Flow
- refill the removable water tank on the bottom from the top lid, set temperature by the touch UI, clean with steam.
- Team Members
- Nicola Zanetti and Federico Gonzalez Bosque
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