Good article! I relate to your desk chair and surroundings as meaningful objects but I'm the opposite - I was able to put together a desk chair (a miracle Ican't even hang a picture on a wall) and it means a lot to me because it is "Size A" -for a shorter (than average) person - I've never had a chair that actually fits me before! And I put my desk together -incorrectly and opposite and now IT is also just what I need -left hand oriented!! I wrote about the experience in my article Building Knowledge (firt one I posted here on Medium). Again, good article about how we value objects!