Sustainable Design Method Focusing on Latent Function

It is thought that artifacts with abundant Latent Functions can be used continuously. However, the characteristic of artifacts with abundant Latent Functions have not been clarified. In this study, the discovery of Latent Function focusing on the relationship between the artifacts and decomposed components is investigated. The questionnaire and the interview to analyze the features of Latent Functions focused on the relationship between the artifacts and the decomposed components are conducted. In the result of analysis, more Latent Functions were discovered from the decomposed component (glass and wood, etc.) than from an artifact (table and wall clock, etc.). However, the proportion of Latent Functions discovered from the artifact including that component to the Latent Functions discovered from the decomposed components was very low