# Golden Guardian Hand Sculptures The ‘Royal Guard Skullendario Azteca' Adds Ancient Fla By Senduran Bhakthakumaran | Published 2012-04-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/royal-guard-skullendario-azteca References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/47299/) & [thebeastbrothers.storenvy](http://thebeastbrothers.storenvy.com/products/314982-royal-guard-skullendario-azteca-coming-april-20th) For avid home designers that like to theme their designs, this ‘[Royal Guard](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/international-photography-exhibition) Skullendario [Azteca](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portopetro-tiles)’ hand-painted model is perfect for some ancient looks. It is 8 inches in size and provides a strong look of antique royalty. Its mean skull face design also adds some character to the entire piece. The rich gold paint will shine, making this piece perfect for a standalone table decor item or a flexible sculpture that can be used to match with other colors. Created by the [Beast Brothers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beast-health), this piece has a lot of in-depth detail painting work and will stand to protect any palace it's placed in front of with great pleasure and strength. It’s got a flag on its back to show its true colors and will have enemies cowering in fear. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 4% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Themed Home Decor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop customizable home decor items that cater to specific themes, providing unique and personalized options for consumers. - **Hand-painted Artwork:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform or marketplace that connects artists specializing in hand-painted artwork with potential buyers, allowing for a wider range of unique and artistic designs to be accessible. - **Flexible Sculptures:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of flexible and modular materials in the creation of sculptures, allowing for customizable and versatile art pieces that can adapt to different environments or purposes. ### Where This Applies - **Home Decor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate augmented reality (AR) technology into the home decor industry, enabling customers to visualize how different decor items would look in their own spaces before making a purchase. - **Art Market:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop an online platform that utilizes blockchain technology to authenticate and track the provenance of hand-painted artworks, ensuring transparency and mitigating the risk of counterfeits. - **Sculpture Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate sustainable and eco-friendly materials into sculpture design, creating art pieces that promote environmental consciousness and reduce the carbon footprint of the industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Skull Tabletop Organizer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suck-uk-1.md) - [Mixed Material Home Decor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resin-dragon-egg-ornament.md) - [Foot-Tall Video Game Statues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/witch-queen.md) - [Sci-Fi Nostalgic Dragon Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ground-dragon.md) - [Striking Sculptural Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculpture-candle.md) - [Luxurious Sculptural Candle Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-candle-holders.md) - [Primal-Themed Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-return.md) - [Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brokenaesthetic-sculpture-collection.md) - [Big-Headed Sculpture Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculpture-pots.md)