Lest C8 Nadiifiyaha Uumiga by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Lest C8 Nadiifiyaha Uumiga by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qalabka Guriga Competition Category.

NaxaasQalabka Guriga· 2026

Lest C8 Nadiifiyaha Uumiga

by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque

Client: Lest

Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Qalabka Guriga Category

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The Design

About Lest C8 Nadiifiyaha Uumiga

Lest C8 waa nadiifiye uumi ah oo loo naqshadeeyay nadiifinta guryaha. Naqshaddu waxay isku daraysaa astaamaha nadiifiyeyaasha vacuum-ka iyo nadiifiyeyaasha uumiga, iyadoo isku xirta dhaqdhaqaaq iyo gacan-qabsi ku habboon jirka bini'aadamka oo lagu daray waxqabadka uumiga ee jir kooban. Taayirro ku dhex jira iyo gacan lagu qaado ayaa taageera dhaqdhaqaaq iyo qaadid fudud. Habaynta uumiga ee heerar badan leh waxaa lagu dejiyaa interface taabasho ah oo capacitive ah, kaas oo la jaanqaadaya wax-soo-saarka dusha sare ee kala duwan. Buufin leh xubin dabacsan ayaa hagaajisa gaaritaanka iyo raaxada. Taangiga biyaha ee la kala saari karo waxaa laga buuxiyaa daboolka sare. Nadiifintu waxay dhacdaa iyadoon la isticmaalin kiimikooyin.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award

Lest C8 Nadiifiyaha Uumiga waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Lest C8 Nadiifiyaha Uumiga waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Lest C8 Nadiifiyaha Uumiga si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.

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