Sean van den Steenhoven is a graphic designer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His practice has an editorial approach and is always driven by dialogue and awareness of the given context, resulting in mixed-media outcomes with a strong typographic character. He is motivated to translate extensive research into concepts that stay visually true to their essence and sees design as a medium for storytelling, research, poetry, exploration, and creation. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of the Arts Utrecht; studied at the Politecnico di Milano in Italy; and worked as an intern with Marco Balesteros (Letra) in Lisbon, Portugal, and Córdova Canillas in Barcelona, Spain. In the fall of 2018, he worked with design collective New Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Between 2018 and 2025 Sean was responsible for the in-house design for BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht. BAK is an international platform for theoretically informed, politically driven art and experimental research.




50 percent of sens

sens is a studio for graphic design based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands that works with commissioners within the field of the arts and culture, architecture, fashion, and design, ranging from individuals to institutions. We focus on visual languages and identities that result in printed matter, digital expressions, and research-based narratives. sens is the outcome of an intense collaboration of sjondebaron (Robin Kamping) and Sean van den Steenhoven and is continuously expanding into various collaborations with other artists and designers.




selected clients include:

BAK, basis for actuele kunst, Utrecht
Centraal Museum Utrecht
De Groene Amsterdammer
Design Museum Den Bosch
Hessel Museum of Art, NY
HKU University of Arts Utrecht
Jap Sam Books
Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd
MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
Rijksacademie
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Studioninedots
Wereld Museum Amsterdam

selected press and publications:

Sean van den Steenhoven’s projects utilise voice as a design tool to make statements - It's Nice That

Publication: Fragments of Repair - eflux

Studioninedots presenteert InterSphere: manifest voor de ongeprogrammeerde stad - Architectenweb

Process. Design Drawings from the Rijksmuseum 1500–1900 - Design History