Brilliant Origami by David Brill, 240 pages, 81 models, ISBN: 0-87040-896-8.
This book is divided into 6 six chapters: "Toys and Working Models", "Boxes and Containers", "Modular Origami", "Animals", "Human Figures" und "Groups and Scenes".
David Brill introduces a large number of models, not all of them folded from squares (there are instructions for obtaining all non-square shapes used). He also introduces a new basic form. A number of short essays cover topics such as Diagramming, Rules Traditional and Personal, Wetfolding or Square vs. Equilateral Triangle?
8 pages of color photos.
| Model Name | Number of Steps | Info |
| Emu | 12 | opens and closes its mouth |
| Exhibitionist | 14 | opens his coat |
| Book | 15 | |
| Walking Man | 16 + 13 | from two right triangles; second version: from a square |
| Spectacles | 11 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Talking Fox | 13 | action model |
| Bolt | 23 | |
| Nut | 21 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Pentagonal Envelope | 12 | from an A rectangle |
| Gift Box | 19 + 14 | from a square each for lid and bottom |
| Star Container | 12 + 5 | based on the Pentagonal Envelope |
| Bottle | 17 | |
| Yacht | 7 | |
| Cap | 7 | fits the Bottle |
| Box and Lid | 30 | from a square |
| Cigarette Packet | 24 | pack with 4 cigarettes - from one 4x1 rectangle! |
| Matchbox | 19 | contains matches - from one 3x1 rectangle |
| Money Box | 23 | |
| Honeymoon Box | 30 | |
| Sunken Silver Cube and Icosahedron | 12 | Cube: from 12 A7 rectangles; Icosahedron: 30 A7 rectangles |
| Sunken Silver Star and 30 Point Sunken Star | 16 | Sunken Silver Star: from 12 A6 rectangles; 30 Point Sunken Star: from 30 A6 rectangles |
| Dimpled Silver Dodecahedron | 15 | from 30 A6 rectangles |
| Silver Dodecahedron | 13 | from 12 A6 rectangles |
| "Woven" Strip Dodecahedron | 9 | from 30 A6 rectangles |
| True Woven Dodecahedron | 8 | from an A4 rectangle cut into strips |
| Stellated Dodecahedron | 9 | from 30 squares |
| Stained Glass Balls | 14 | from 30 squares |
| Spiky Star | 14 | from 24 A6 rectangles |
| Double Cube | 17 | from 12 squares |
| Venetian Double Cube | from 12 3x2 rectangles (4 different types of modules) | |
| Waterbombic Dodecahedron | 17 | from 3 half A4 rectangles |
| Double Star Flexicube | from 64 A6 rectangles (3 different types of modules) | |
| Lamb | 17 | |
| Corgi | 17+4 | starts with a finished Lamb |
| Mouse | 17 | |
| Guinea Pig | 14+10 | starts with the first 14 steps of the Mouse |
| Rabbit | 20 | very cute, head turned to the side |
| Goose | 38 | |
| Squirrel | 30 | |
| Foxhound | 16 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Fox | 21 | from a 2x1 rectangle; looks backwards |
| Horseman | 37 | from a 2x1 rectangle; should be folded from paper that's the same color on both sides |
| Rhinoceros | 31 | |
| Elephant | 49 | same as in A arte dos mestres de Origami |
| Lioness | 49 | from an equilateral triangle |
| Lion | 18+30 | starts with the first steps of the Lioness; from an equilateral triangle |
| Lion Cub | 41 | |
| Horse | 18+23 | starts with the first steps of the Lioness; from an equilateral triangle |
| Dragon | 46 | looks backwards/upwards |
| Mask | 12 | |
| Christmas Tree Fairy | 35 | from an equilateral triangle |
| Crown | 10 | |
| Wand | 19 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Father Christmas and his Sack | 20 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Father Christmas | 28 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Basic Form for Figures | 8 | |
| Oarsman | 8+19 | based on the Basic Form for Figures |
| Seat and Rowlock | 8 | |
| Oar | 7 | from a 4x1 rectangle |
| Boat | 6 | from a 10x1 rectangle |
| Cox | 6+20 | starts with the first 6 steps of the Basic Form for Figures |
| Wise Man I | 6+5+25 | starts out the same as the Cox |
| Wise Man II | 6+5+15+15 | starts out the same as Wise Man I |
| Wise Man III | 6+5+15+10 | starts out the same as Wise Man I |
| Hallowe'en Witch | 6+5+8+11 | starts out the same as Wise Man I; doesn't really make sense if you don't add Hat and Broomstick |
| Hat | 7 | |
| Broomstick | 12 | |
| Showjumper | 6+5+8+23 | starts out the same as Wise Man I; doesn't really make sense if you don't add a Horse |
| St. George | 6+5+8+10 | starts out the same as Wise Man I; makes no sense if you don't add Horse, Spear and Shield |
| Spear | 5 | |
| Shield | 3 | |
| Geppetto | 27 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Pinocchio | 26 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Spelling Book | 11 | |
| Ashtray | 10 | |
| Reindeer | 12+12 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Sleigh | 14 | from a 2x1 rectangle |
| Square Silver Star | 8 | from 12 squares |
| Rotating Double Cube Series | variations on the Venetian Double Cube | |
| Single Cube | 8 | from 15 squares |
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