The urge to climb a tree is as old as humanity - as is the idea, once up there, that one shouldn’t bother coming back down. This stunning illustrated study offers a tour of the best tree houses in the world, some designed by architects, others the work of unknown craftsmen. A teahouse, a restaurant, a hotel, a children’s playhouse, a perch from which to contemplate life - the tree house can take as many forms as the imagination can offer. Come and climb in.