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Lest C8 Damprenser by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Lest C8 Damprenser by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award i Bronse in Husholdningsapparatdesign Competition Category.


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Lest C8 Damprenser

by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Client: Lest

A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Husholdningsapparat Category

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The Design

About Lest C8 Damprenser

Lest C8 er en damprenser designet for rengjøring i hjemmet. Designet kombinerer egenskaper fra støvsugere og damprensere, og forener mobilitet og ergonomisk håndtering med dampytelse i en kompakt enhet. Integrerte hjul og et løftehåndtak gjør det enkelt å flytte og transportere den. Dampstyrken reguleres i flere trinn via et kapasitivt berøringsgrensesnitt, som tilpasser effekten til ulike overflater. Et munnstykke med fleksibelt ledd gir bedre rekkevidde og komfort. Den avtakbare vanntanken fylles gjennom topplokket. Rengjøringen utføres uten kjemikalier.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronse

Lest C8 Damprenser er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Lest C8 Damprenser forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Lest C8 Damprenser tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.

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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