Taking a look back through the archives of the past year and gone through the many excellent modern interior designs we’ve showcased, we decided to combine a list of our top ten favorite designs of the past year.

When choosing the designs we considered our readers feedback at the time of publishing, and the reception the posts received, both in the comments here and on Twitter and Facebook.

We’ve chosen interior styles which we found to be the most dynamic and unusual, each with imaginative and innovative layouts, color combinations and furniture choices, offering inspiration to anybody wishing to design a contemporary home.

So, here it is – our top ten favorite interior design styles of 2010. Feel free to agree or disagree, and post any links to modern interior designs which have caught your eye over this past year.

1.

Expansive Islamic inspired modern interior design
Designed by Ehrlich Architects, the main entrance is flanked by date palms. A reflecting pool flows indoors, providing cooling to the interior. The three part plan of the house separates the reception area for the male guests to the west from the women’s area behind the grand hall and the family’s sleeping quarters to the east. Located in the United Arab Emirates, the New Moon residence is an expansive interior with wide open spaces…

2.

Unusual beach house with rooftop swimming pool
The home of Mexican artist, Gabriel Orozco. Designed by himself in collaboration with Tatiana Bilbao these vivid photos by Iwan Baan depict an architectural masterpiece.

Built on an unusual choice of landscape, a rugged cliff above the sea, depite its modern architectual design it blends in remarkably well with the background. From the decking around the pool one can…

3.

Wikileaks interior design – underground ex cold war bunker
The base of controversial whistle-blowing site Wikileaks is a twelve hundred square meter underground anti-atomic bunker. Originally built in the cold war years to survive a nuclear attack, the bunker is built thirty meters below the surface into the granite rocks of the Vita Berg Park in Stockholm. The shelter hosts halls for the servers and neat modern offices for the employees…

4.

Black and orange kitchen, dining, living interior
This stunning black and orange interior is the living and dining area of an open floor apartment by Oneione. The orange is used wisely against the black, in the form of a long shelf along the living room wall, the chairs around the dining table, the hollows of the wall partition and one cushion on the sofa.
Only four items, but just enough to compliment the room and fuse perfectly with the black…

5.

modular house with black and white interior
The Modular house was designed by Spanish architecture firm A-Cero, a black exterior with neatly balanced black and white interior. As well as being ultra modern, like some of their other interior designs, the home also has a distinctive gothic theme.
With the Modular house it’s the mysterious artwork which gives it a gothic appeal, as well the black furniture choices. In the bedrooms the bed is completely black…

6.

Contemporary Polish interior designs by Tamizo
Tamizo Architects Group are from Lodz in Poland, a young and innovative company who thrive on contemporary industrial and residential designs. Made up of four ambitious designers, they are mainly involved in modern projects whose source is simplicity and functionality, acting according to the philosophy of ‘less is more’. Influenced by their neighbours, Polish interior designs have a similar look to Russian and German modern interior styles,

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Imaginative modern interior design concepts by Irina Bulgac
Irina Bulgac is an illustrator and designer from Moldova, who creates stunning renderings of modern interior designs, imaginative and creative concepts, using bold colors and glossy lacquered techniques to create almost futuristic looking interiors. Any room decorated in glossy colors have a more cleaner, more modern look, and with these renderings of bedrooms…

8.

Eos – stunning modern Costa Rican tropical home
With an interior which cleverly connects with the outside, Eos is stunning modern tropical home located in Costa Rica, which encourages home comfort mixed with nature by its open air design. No matter where you are in the home you can always enjoy panoramic views of the coastline and ocean. The design is by Victor Cañas, a soothing beige and white interior collaboration…

9.

Harbour pentouse suite with 360° panoramic views
Overlooking Victoria’s outer harbour, this luxury penthouse suite boasts fantastic panoramic 360° views of the landscape outside.

Aptly named Swallows Landing, the suite has a distinctive masculine appeal, making it an idyllic apartment for the modern man. In every room the furniture of choice is black oak…

10.

Pivot Aparto – red and white modern Tokyo apartment
Designed by Bakoko, the foremost consideration of the layout is privacy, separating the bedroom from the rest of the apartment, thus allowing the rest of the interior to be open plan, large enough to entertain guests and hold small parties. There are two units which pivot off the walls, and the bed can be folded up to allow for more space if needs be…