In this essay, we explore Cooper’s theorizing of institutional aesthetics andtechnology to analyse a field study of a commoning process at a recreational area atLinnarhult near Gothenburg, Sweden. The paper focuses on a series of craftinterventions that used the willow plant to make the area a common space. UsingCooper’s theories, we analyse the community craft activities conducted at Linnarhultas an aesthetic process of making a common space by crafting frames, boundaries andreflections on site. We thus conclude by highlighting the process of commoningthrough institutional aesthetics, and we reflect on our attempt to use Cooper’stheoretical ideas in analysing a concrete case. His emphasis and exemplary writing onthe aesthetics of institutions has inspired us greatly, but our exploration has comewith challenges and probably a deal of betrayal.