13. Greek (Rhodes) Tiles - ICARO Rodi from 1929 to 1950

ICARO (I.C.A.R.O.) tiles theme (about 1931 -1932) from the old city of Rhodes (Rodi) in Greece. Industrie Ceramiche Artistiche Rodio-Orientali (I.C.A.R.O) was a manufactory producing pottery from 1929 to 1950, inspired by the decorative motifs of Iznik. ICARO was part of an ambitious Italian project aiming the economic growth of Rhodes island in Greece during the period of the Italian occupation (May 1912 till the end of the WW2).