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Overall Impression

If you don't have this book in your collection yet, you need to get it. If you already have it, you should pick it up and re-read it, as you'll surely find something new every time!

This book is filled with theory and diagrams of every genre of origami in existence. We have masks, Animals of every kind, realistic and more abstract, modular and geometric shapes, as well as discussions about mathematical, aesthetic and design aspects of origami, introduction to crease patterns, and more. Every chapter is brimming with ideas and challenges.

In fact, this book is so big, that when the Hebrew version was published in Israel, it was split into 3 separate volumes!

I believe this book to be one of the most important origami books ever to be published.

The Models

Model	Notes	Photo (Click for a larger image)
Introduction
Tato	By Koji Fushimi
Crab	Cute
Ornament	By Robert Neale. From 6 squares
Multi unit decorative sphere	A kusudama from 6 squares and 8 rectangles
1. Expressions Unlimited
Grinning old man	Very nice
Celestial general	Nice
Demon mask	Nice
Tengu mask	Long nosed demon
Pinocchio mask
Monster from the Arabian nights	A nice mask	Folded by Origami Plaza
Singer of Anti-war songs	Nice
Kamui mask	Very nice
Lion mask	Very nice. From 2 squares
Gorilla mask	Very nice
2. Origami to Make You Think
Rough container	A type of wallet
Crow	Simple
Weed	Simple
Jumbo unit pinning top	From 7 squares
Cube unit
Dice	From 2 squares. Nice
Cube with a Pierrot face	From 6 squares
Cube with a Panda face	From 6 squares
Regular pentagonal knot
Skeleton structures of regular polyhedron	From multiple rectangles
Container	From a pentagon
Form variations	A container
Menko	Traditional
Solid figure 1	A cube
Solid figure 2	A cube
Gamecock	Crease pattern only
Tyrannosaurus	Very good	This is a modified version
Peacock	Crease pattern only
Rhinoceros	Crease pattern only
Square flat unit	Iso-area folding
Puzzle cube 1	A reversible multi-unit cube
Five-pointed star	From a rectangle
Puzzle cube	From a rectangle
Puzzle cube 2	A set of 2-part cubes, bisected in different ways
Lids for elements	Some roofs for the half-cubes, turning them into houses
Building-block bisection	3 bisected cubes from 2 sheets
3. Fly, Crane, Fly!
Flying Crane	By Isao Kondo. A variation on the traditional crane
Flying Crane	A variation on the traditional crane
Flying white Heron	A variation on the traditional crane
Crane in flight	Very nice
The Condor Passes	A glider
4. Starting the Animals
Koala	Very nice
Persian cat	Nice
Llama	Very nice
Fox	Very nice
Beagle	From a triangle
Mother & Child Monkeys	Both from the same square. Very nice.
Mouse	Excellent
Squirrel	Very nice
Elephant	Very nice
Lion	Good
Panda	Excellent
Donkey	Very nice
Dragon	Eastern dragon	Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Dimetrodon	Nice
Pteranodon
Archaeopteryx
Stegosaurus		Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Tyrannosaurus head	Puppet head	Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Brontosaurus
Mammoth		Folded by Gilad Ayalon
5. Beautiful Polyhedrons
Fox mobile	A balancing toy from 2 squares	Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Flat units	Various flat unit shapes, for use in constructing polyhedrons. There are many types throughout the chapter.	Folded by Meenakshi Mukerji
Module cube	Different patterns of cubes
Cherry-blossom unit	From 5 squares
Star-within-star unit	From 5 squares
Combining the cube and the regular octahedron
Kepler's star
Univalve shell	Nice
Object d'Art	A spiral shape
The reversible stellated icosahedron
The reversible stellated regular dodecahedron
Greater and lesser stellated dodecahedrons
Stellated regular octahedron
Stellated tetrahedron
Stellated square
6. Viva origami
Water lily pad	With a cut
Frog	Cute
The ambitious frog
Tadpole
My favorite fox	With curved ears. Nice
Cicada
Dragonfly
Hopping grasshopper	A jumping toy
Carp	Nice
Shark
Tropical fish
Hermit crab	Nice and simple
Univalve shell
Bivalve shell
Seaweeds
Sea anemones
Lid for masu box
Decorative lid
Cube box	Very nice
Four-dimensional (?) box	Collapsible boxes
Book (paperback)	10 or 16 pages
Hard cover book with case	With a separate cover and case
Bookcase	Very nice
Chair and sofa	Very nice
The reader	A human shape a-la Elias
Tricorn hat and tree 1	With a separate trunk
Tree 2	With a separate trunk
Tree 3	With a separate trunk
Tree 4	3 squares for the foliage, 1 for the trunk
Tree 5	With a separate trunk
Long rectangular box
Roof	2 variations
House with chimney	From 2 squares
Church	Multi-part. Very nice
Tree 6	With a separate trunk
House with roof	From 2 squares. With variations
House (3 models)	2D houses
Hang-glider 1
Hang-glider 2
Candlestick
Candle
Sleigh	Very nice
Automobile	From 2 squares. Very nice
Pinwheel
Eye
Sail	Uses the eye as a boat
Lips
Dracula fangs		Folded by Gabriel Vong
Cigarette
Witch claws
Mustache
Eyebrow
Nose
Pinocchio nose (or bird beak)
Cattleya
Rose	Very nice
Sparrow	Very nice
Duck
Swallow
Cormorant with outstretched wings
Eagle
Swan		Folded by Eric Madrigal
Swan 2	Simple
Dove
Peacock
Chicken	Very cute!
Fluttering pheasant
Dove of peace	Very nice
Angel	Good
Adam & Eve	Each from 2 squares. Excellent	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Old Sol	The sun

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