We brewed mustard in the airing cupboard, hunted for treasures at auctions and asked artists to share their favourite tools.

Interviews: Wild Flag, Andrew Bird, Barnabe Fillion, Nell Gifford, Loney Dear, Mia Hansen-Løve.

Words: Frances Ambler, Alice Christie, Johanna Derry, Rosanna Durham, Jane Flett, Charlotte Humphery, Lisa Jarmin, Sian Meades, Amie Mills, Michelle Mirsky, Ellie Phillips, Phoebe Prentice-Terry, Danielle Richardson, Gosia Rokicka, Jason Ward, Victoria Watts, We All Need Words, Harriet Williams, Olivia Wilson.

Illustrations: Kaye Blegvad, Amy Borrell, Laura Callaghan, Eleni Kalorkoti, Harriet Seed, Rosalind Wilson.

Pictures: Eylül Aslan, Dan Blake, Ian Clark, Dusdin Condren, Mara Corsino, Yann Faucher, Parker Fitzgerald, Max Knight, Kirstin Mckee, Trent McMinn, Kevin Morosky, Egor Rogalev, Liz Seabrook, Pat Shepherd, Takeshi Suga, David Swailes, Marie Taillefer, Bez Uma, Andrew Urwin.