Lest C8 Glanadair Smùide by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Lest C8 Glanadair Smùide by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Innealan Taighe Competition Category.

UmhaInneal Taighe· 2026

Lest C8 Glanadair Smùide

by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Client: Lest

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Inneal Taighe Category

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The Design

About Lest C8 Glanadair Smùide

'S e glanadair smùide a th' anns an Lest C8 a chaidh a dhealbhadh airson glanadh dachaigheil. Tha an dealbhadh a' cothlamadh feartan innealan-glanaidh falamhachd agus glanadairean smùide, a' ceangal gluasadachd agus làimhseachadh ergonomach ri comas smùide ann am bodhaig teann. Tha cuibhlichean amalaichte agus làmh togail a' cuideachadh le gluasad agus giùlan furasta. Tha riaghladh smùide ioma-ìre ga shuidheachadh tro eadar-aghaidh suathaidh capacitive, a' freagarrachadh an toraidh do dhiofar uachdaran. Tha soc le alt sùbailte a' leasachadh ruigsinneachd agus comhfhurtachd. Tha an tanca uisge, a ghabhas toirt air falbh, ga lìonadh bhon mhullach. Thèid an glanadh a dhèanamh gun cheimigean.

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha Lest C8 Glanadair Smùide air Duais Umha A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean sònraichte a tha air an comharrachadh le cruthachalachd, innleachd agus geurchuis. Tha buannaichean Umha nan obraichean gu math sgileil agus gu sònraichte cruthachail a dhearbhas eòlas farsaing, mac-meanmna agus tapachd an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Lest C8 Glanadair Smùide na nì air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach, a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Umha A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr ann an ealain, saidheans, dealbhadh agus teicneolas an gnìomh, agus tha e sàr-mhath airson an aire do mhion-fhiosrachadh. Bidh Lest C8 Glanadair Smùide a' sàsachadh fheumalachdan gu h-iongantach, a' suathadh ri miannan, a' tàladh faireachdainnean agus a' togail fiosrachd.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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