# Premium Leather Skulls The Heavy Eyes Skull Figures are a Lush Reminder of Death By Malika Renee Butss | Published 2016-02-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skull-figures References: [refinedguy](http://www.refinedguy.com/2016/02/22/heavy-eyes-memento-mori-life-sized-leather-skulls/) & [heavyeyes.co](http://www.heavyeyes.co/shop/untanned-leather-human-skull) Brooklyn-based design studio Heavy Eyes has produced premium leather skull figures. Designed as life-sized momento moris pieces, these skulls add an artistic touch of luxury to such a morbid topic. While skulls are the most common pieces of memento moris, no other death-related object has ever looked so contemporary and stylish. Heavy Eyes' skull figures give the ancient notion a modern upgrade with high quality craftsmanship and a design that is suitable for the home or office. Each skull has been hand-assembled in the studio and comes in black leather or vegetable-tanned leather. The leather has been folded and secured with bolts for an added touch of [artistic flair](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bottega-veneta-x-flos). Measuring 6″ wide by 6.5″ high and 7.5″ deep, these skulls can serve as a memento moris or [chic decor piece](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cameo-1). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 85% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Premium Leather Skull Figures:** Premium leather skull figures offer a contemporary and stylish take on memento moris, creating disruptive innovation opportunities in the luxury home decor market. - **Contemporary Memento Moris:** The rise of contemporary memento moris, such as Heavy Eyes' leather skulls, presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the art and design industry to merge ancient notions with modern aesthetics. - **Luxury Craftsmanship in Death-related Objects:** The integration of high quality craftsmanship into death-related objects, exemplified by Heavy Eyes' skull figures, opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the luxury goods industry to cater to sophisticated and design-conscious consumers. ### Where This Applies - **Luxury Home Decor:** Heavy Eyes' premium leather skull figures disrupt the luxury home decor industry by offering a unique artistic touch to memento moris, appealing to affluent consumers seeking distinctive and unconventional decor items. - **Art and Design:** Contemporary memento moris like Heavy Eyes' leather skulls drive disruptive innovation in the art and design industry, allowing artists and designers to explore new ways of merging ancient traditions with modern aesthetics. - **Luxury Goods:** The incorporation of luxury craftsmanship into death-related objects, such as Heavy Eyes' skull figures, creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the luxury goods industry to cater to consumers seeking exclusive and meticulously crafted products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Anatomical Plush Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giant-skull-with-hidden-organs.md) - [Eye-Adorned Furry Mules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eyeball-mules.md) - [Design-Forward Funerary Urn Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funerary-urn.md) - [Humorous Macabre Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffin-office-chair.md) - [Luxe Fashion Porcelain Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/porcelain-figurines-1.md) - [Leather-Detailed Luxe Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/muzm-mars-xmetal-leather.md) - [Commemorative Urn Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commemorative-urn.md) - [Charming Creepy Collectibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deddy-bears.md) - [Vibrant Graphic Basketballs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dragon-skull-basketball.md)