Lest C8 蒸氣清潔機 by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 家用電器設計 Competition Category.
銅家用電器· 2026
Lest C8 蒸氣清潔機
by Nicola Zanetti and Federico Bosque
Client: Lest
A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 家用電器 Category
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About Lest C8 蒸氣清潔機
Lest C8係一部專為家居清潔而設計嘅蒸氣清潔機。設計結合咗吸塵機同蒸氣清潔機嘅特點，喺一個細巧嘅機身入面，將靈活移動、符合人體工學嘅操控同蒸氣性能融為一體。內置轆同提手方便輕鬆移動同搬運。透過電容式觸控介面設定多段蒸氣調節，可以因應唔同表面調整輸出。噴嘴配有柔性關節，提升清潔範圍同舒適度。可拆式水箱由頂蓋注水。清潔過程完全唔使用化學劑。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅獎
Lest C8 蒸氣清潔機是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Lest C8 蒸氣清潔機將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Lest C8 蒸氣清潔機出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。
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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