Lest C8 Tindif bil-Fwar by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Lest C8 Tindif bil-Fwar by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż in Disinn tal-Elettrodomestiċi tad-Dar Competition Category.

BronżElettrodomestiku tad-Dar· 2026

Lest C8 Tindif bil-Fwar

by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Client: Lest

Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż Winner in Elettrodomestiku tad-Dar Category

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The Design

About Lest C8 Tindif bil-Fwar

Lest C8 huwa apparat tat-tindif bil-fwar iddisinjat għat-tindif domestiku. Id-disinn jgħaqqad karatteristiċi ta' vacuum cleaners u apparati tat-tindif bil-fwar, filwaqt li jgħaqqad il-mobbiltà u l-immaniġġjar ergonomiku mal-prestazzjoni tal-fwar f'korp kompatt. Roti integrati u manku tal-irfigħ jgħinu għal moviment u trasport faċli. Ir-regolazzjoni tal-fwar f'diversi stadji tiġi ssettjata permezz ta' interface capacitive touch, li tadatta l-output għal uċuħ differenti. Żennuna b'ġog flessibbli ttejjeb l-ilħuq u l-kumdità. It-tank tal-ilma li jista' jitneħħa jimtela mill-għatu ta' fuq. It-tindif isir mingħajr kimiċi.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż

Lest C8 Tindif bil-Fwar huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż ħafna mogħti lil disinji eċċellenti ddistingwuti mill-kreattività, l-ingenwità u l-għaqal. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Bronż huma xogħlijiet bi ħila biżżejjed u kreattivi b'mod impressjonanti li jawtentikaw l-esperjenza vasta, l-immaġinazzjoni u l-ħila ta' riżorsi tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Lest C8 Tindif bil-Fwar ikun oġġett imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub, notevolment professjonali u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Bronż jinkorporaw l-aħjar prattiki fl-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija u huwa eċċellenti fl-attenzjoni għad-dettalji. Lest C8 Tindif bil-Fwar jissodisfa l-ħtiġijiet b'mod eċċellenti, imiss ix-xewqat, jinċanta s-sentimenti u jattira l-kurżità.

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