SOLIDCORE and earthaware are the creations of founder Owen William Fritts. Trained as an architect and having spent over two decades in the design areas of the architecture and furniture industries Owen holds a unique mix of experiences and skills.

Owen served five years on the Architecture+Design Museum of Los Angeles Board of Directors, he now serves as the lead of the Museum Advisory Board.

Owen also serves the environmental community as a Board of Directors member of SCRAP, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization focused on diverting material from landfills into school and community art programs.

He holds an MBA from the University of Oregon, studied for his MARCH at the University of Hawaii and earned his BFA in Sculpture and Interior Architecture from the University of Massachusetts.