Peter Pracilio
Born in New York and raised in Chicago, Pracilio's family and surroundings have instilled art as a part of his life from the very beginning. Feeling the desire to not necessarily find a path, but to forge his own from life lessons and experiences, Pracilio traveled throughout America, settling in Colorado. Believing that the natural surroundings would further inspire the ability to create, Pracilio worked with every artistic medium that fell in front of him, such as paint, pre-cast concrete, glassblowing and sculpture. After realizing that he was creating some of the most progressive form development and design of pre-cast concrete without any formal design background. Pracilio decided to return to his hometown of NYC, to advance his successes and further cultivate his natural talents and ideas by attending The Pratt Institute and refining his abilities in the Industrial Design department. While at Pratt, Pracilio became a leading member and top student within the Design Department, heading a Creative Trio that would go on to win the 2006 Umbra Design Award for their designs; The Splat and Citro-one juicer. After emotionally and technically expanding past Pratt's resources, the next step was evident. It was time to focus on a broader scale, becoming assessable to people and their needs. It was time to focus on life and design. With influences on furniture, fine art, interiors, film production, product design and lighting. Pracilio has worked with such firms as Make Product Development, Cake LLC. And Mark Goetz Furniture design. To fuse art with design, and necessity. designGO! was launched by Peter Pracilio in early 2007.

eiCrate
The idea behind the eiCrate was to create an attractive and interesting form that duly functions as an appealing structure for the home and houses a beloved family member. Utilizing materials commonly associated to pet housing units, I began to explore various structures consciously aware of the needs of my own and pet owners alike. To design a home for both consumer and user, my design process primarily focused on all of the above addressed issues without infringing upon design and beautiful style. the primary source of inspiration for the home are found through gestural expressions observed in transportation or rather, automotive design, blended with volumetric studies.

The eiCrate's all steel wire crate design is focused around the habitat of miniature pets in the household. This "crate with no corners" will relieve the anxiety not only for the pet owner on the hunt for a crate, but also their loved one they are looking to house. The eCRATE knocks down to half its size for easier storage when not in use. The crate includes a removable crate liner. A form fit cover will also available for purchase for those cold nights. With a low raw materials cost and mininal fabrication this design is a perfect fit for any modern pet product or furniture line.

"Why must the dog crate be such an eyesore ? With the pet market on the constant rise , I was surprised not to find anything new. For many small breeds crating is a necessity and I wanted to make the experience less obtusive"

–Peter Pracilio