In 2000, he won a Special Mention in the design competition Alessi (Italy) organized through YoYo, a torch having a telescopic stand for ease of handsfree operating. in 2004, his Wodoo ashtray was edited by Sawaya & Moroni (Italy). In 2006, Cherif won a design competition with Droog (The Netherlands) and his t-shirt entered production the year after. In 2007, his Ming lamp collection became part of Covo (Italy)'s collection. His Lunique coffee table was chosen by Sawaya & Moroni to complement their line of products in 2008. He has designed various furniture items for leading Egyptian manufacturers and has taught product design at the German University in Cairo. He has designed many high profile interiors for some of Egypt's highest profile companies and individuals. Corporate identities, logos, flyers and other graphic medium are also part Cherif's extensive body of work.