Lest C8 Chotsukira cha Nthunzi by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zipangizo za M'nyumba Competition Category.
BronzeChipangizo cha M'nyumba· 2026
Lest C8 Chotsukira cha Nthunzi
by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque
Client: Lest
Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Chipangizo cha M'nyumba Category
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About Lest C8 Chotsukira cha Nthunzi
Lest C8 ndi chotsukira cha nthunzi chopangidwira kuyeretsa nyumba. Kapangidwe kake kakuphatikiza makhalidwe a makina otsukira fumbi (vacuum cleaners) ndi otsukira ndi nthunzi, kulumikiza kuyenda mosavuta ndi kagwiridwe kabwino ka manja pamodzi ndi mphamvu ya nthunzi mu thupi laling'ono lopindulitsa. Mawilo ophatikizidwa ndi chogwirira chonyamulira zimathandiza kusuntha ndi kunyamula mosavuta. Kuwongolera kwa nthunzi kwa magawo osiyanasiyana kumakhazikitsidwa kudzera pa chinsalu chokhudzidwa ndi zala (capacitive touch interface), kusintha mphamvu ya nthunzi molingana ndi malo osiyanasiyana. Chotulutsira nthunzi chokhala ndi cholumikizira chopindika chimathandiza kufikira malo ovuta komanso kugwira ntchito momasuka. Thanki yamadzi yochotseka imadzazidwa kuchokera pa chivindikiro chapamwamba. Kuyeretsa kumachitika popanda kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award
Lest C8 Chotsukira cha Nthunzi ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Lest C8 Chotsukira cha Nthunzi akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Lest C8 Chotsukira cha Nthunzi amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.
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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