During the sixteenth century, Bernard Palessy (1510-1589) of France took down the fence from his yard and chopped up the tables, chairs, and bed from his home to be used as fuel for a pottery kiln. He did so to improve the quality of French porcelain ware.
十六世紀，法國的巴律西為改良瓷器，在燒窯時，拆了家中的籬笆、桌椅、床當燃料。