Inigo Lapwood

Inigo Lapwood (born August 1993) is a British arts director, marine engineer, and data scientist. He is the founding director of Theatreship and Artship, the world's largest floating arts centre in the London Docklands, and serves on the Council of Experts for National Historic Ships UK.

Early life and education Lapwood is the brother of organist Anna Lapwood. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. In 2013, following a disciplinary incident involving a homemade flamethrower, Lapwood relocated onto a houseboat that was in a state of disrepair. He identifies repairing a sinking barge in Oxford when in need of a place to live as the starting point for his career in marine restoration.

Career

Marine restoration Lapwood's work involves the restoration and adaptive re-use of historic steel vessels.

As director of Theatreship, Lapwood converted a 1913 dry cargo vessel into a 100-seat floating theatre and cinema, which opened in 2024 with a cinema season in partnership with the British Film Institute. During the 2025 transit of a second vessel, Artship, from Germany to London Lapwood carried out an emergency 36-hour engine rebuild while in the North Sea.

Arts and entertainment Lapwood has been Theatrical Ground Crew Director for Boomtown Festival

Advisory work He serves on the council of Experts for National Historic Ships UK

Data Science Lapwood co-founded YourStaffKnow.com Ltd based on his academic work at the university and supported by the Oxford University Innovation startup incubator. He exited the company in 2026.