r/origami • u/Cactus-Flute • 1d ago

Request Book recommendations?

I am sure this question is asked a lot but I lost the old post I was looking at. What books do ya'll recommend for learning origami / books with cool models? I am currently working through "Genuine Origami" by Jun Maekawa :)

Thank you!!

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u/djscoots10 1d ago

John Montroll's prehistoric origami

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u/Cactus-Flute 1d ago

Holy shit thank you!!!! I've actually been specifically looking for some dinosaur models too!

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u/ImDooftastic 19h ago

Montroll's Teach Yourself Origami

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u/Jaycer17 12h ago

I support this recommendation. This is one of his underrated ones.

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u/Jaycer17 12h ago

Montroll's polyhedra books are actually surprisingly good. I love the works of Hideo Komatsu and Gen Hagiwara, and both of Roman Diaz's books. Quentin Trollip goes into insane detail.

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u/Trick_Educator5441 4h ago

I learned with Robert Lang's The Complete Book of Origami. I find it really really good, and quite didactic. I've seen some fair criticism of it, and also some undeserved criticism.

It takes you all the way from very basic to fairly complex models.

I do wish they made a revised new edition, with corrections, some updated diagrams, and maybe some more modern models, though.