Lest C8 Ngwá Nhicha Uzuoku by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Lest C8 Ngwá Nhicha Uzuoku by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Eji Eme Ihe Competition Category.

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Lest C8 Ngwá Nhicha Uzuoku

by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Client: Lest

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ngwá Ụlọ Eji Eme Ihe Category

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The Design

About Lest C8 Ngwá Nhicha Uzuoku

Lest C8 bụ ngwá nhicha uzuoku emere maka nhicha ụlọ. Nhazi a jikọtara njirimara nke ngwá nhicha uzuzu na ngwá nhicha uzuoku, na-ejikọta mmegharị na njide dabara adaba na arụmọrụ uzuoku n'ime ahụ dị kọmpat. Wiil etinyere ya na aka njide e ji ebuli na-akwado mmegharị na mbufe dị mfe. A na-ahazi ọkwa uzuoku dị iche iche site n'ihu mmetụ aka capacitive, na-emegharị mmepụta ka ọ dabara n'elu dị iche iche. Nozul nwere nkwonkwo na-agbanwe agbanwe na-eme ka oruru aka na ntụsara ahụ ka mma. A na-agbanye mmiri na tankị mmiri a na-apụ apụ site na mkpuchi elu. A na-eme nhicha na-ejighị kemịkal.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Lest C8 Ngwá Nhicha Uzuoku meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Lest C8 Ngwá Nhicha Uzuoku ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Lest C8 Ngwá Nhicha Uzuoku na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

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