Ties Schotel (1997) founded the design agency Komovo together with Sanne Keizer and Jesse Geurtsen while studying Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft. He is interested in the potential of trees to inspire, shape and be part of neighbourhood communities. From an interaction design perspective, he explores new ways of communicating with and about trees together with other young green thinkers and doers. With the ambition to contribute to a closer relationship between nature and humans.