At this year's SF Documentary Film Festival I watched a great documentary about modern origami called <i>Between the Folds</i>. If you have the opportunity to see it you should take advantage.<p>The book to read about folding is <i>Origami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art</i> by Robert J. Lang.
Don't miss Joseph Wu's origami web page, particularly the "gallery":<p><a href="http://www.origami.as/home.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.origami.as/home.html</a>