"A thousand sit-ups and a dozen cosmetics orchestrate Patrick Bateman's morning routine at the beginning of the film American Psycho. The wide shot of the apartment, which shows a beauty care regime almost as terrifying as the crimes committed by its protagonist, also reveals the space that a successful, single man must have aspired to in Manhattan during the 1980s."
"Almost three decades later, and outside of the yuppie realm of New York, it seems that the trends governing bachelor pads have changed little over time. According to the latest study by the social media platform Pinterest on masculine trends among the millennial audience (aged between 28 and 43), searches such as metal furniture design (+75%) or chrome esthetics (+40%) are among their favorites when it comes to finding inspiration for their homes."
Patrick Bateman's morning routine in American Psycho is staged within a hyperminimalist Manhattan apartment featuring snowy walls, black accents, Robert Longo artwork, and design icons like the Barcelona chair by Mies van der Rohe. The set emphasizes steel throughout the kitchen, living room, and bedside tables, creating an inert, carefully designed space in which domestic life and violence feel equally difficult to imagine. Contemporary millennial trends show continued preference for metal and chrome aesthetics, with Pinterest reporting marked increases in searches for metal furniture and modern-style metal sofas and armchairs. Spanish content creator Álvaro Toledo exemplifies this tubular-steel–dominated aesthetic in his apartment.
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