The System of Objects – Jean Baudrillard (1968)

This seminal text explores how objects are never neutral – they form systems that reflect social order and control. It directly supports your idea of the box as more than a container – as part of a network of meaning and power.

https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_System_of_Objects/Q3HnDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT5&printsec=frontcover