Revered by the ancient Japanese and adored by children around the world, origami is now regarded as a sophisticated art form. This fully-comprehensive practical guide combines a history of the art, a gallery featuring the work of the world's top origamists, detailed descriptions of the paper to use and over 25 step-by-step projects designed to entertain and challenge. It includes both practical and decorative projects as well as toys, Japanese models and stunning modular pieces. The book allows you to discover why origami deserves its present status as an intellectual pursuit and highly creative exercise while ensuring that you will never look at a piece of paper in the same way again.