diff --git a/examples/render/06-test-texcoords/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/render/06-test-texcoords/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87cd054b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/render/06-test-texcoords/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#*****************************************************************************
+#* VCLib                                                                     *
+#* Visual Computing Library                                                  *
+#*                                                                           *
+#* Copyright(C) 2021-2025                                                    *
+#* Visual Computing Lab                                                      *
+#* ISTI - Italian National Research Council                                  *
+#*                                                                           *
+#* All rights reserved.                                                      *
+#*                                                                           *
+#* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify      *
+#* it under the terms of the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 as published *
+#* by the Mozilla Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or            *
+#* (at your option) any later version.                                       *
+#*                                                                           *
+#* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+#* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+#* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the              *
+#* Mozilla Public License Version 2.0                                        *
+#* (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) for more details.                *
+#****************************************************************************/
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
+
+set(EXAMPLE_NAME 06-test-texcoords)
+project(vclib-render-example-${EXAMPLE_NAME})
+
+### Build settings
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+
+set(SOURCES
+    main.cpp)
+
+# will create a target called 'vclib-render-example-${EXAMPLE_NAME}'
+vclib_add_example(${EXAMPLE_NAME}
+    VCLIB_MODULE render
+    SOURCES ${SOURCES})
diff --git a/examples/render/06-test-texcoords/main.cpp b/examples/render/06-test-texcoords/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b4a37266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/render/06-test-texcoords/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * VCLib                                                                     *
+ * Visual Computing Library                                                  *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * Copyright(C) 2021-2025                                                    *
+ * Visual Computing Lab                                                      *
+ * ISTI - Italian National Research Council                                  *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify      *
+ * it under the terms of the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 as published *
+ * by the Mozilla Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or            *
+ * (at your option) any later version.                                       *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the              *
+ * Mozilla Public License Version 2.0                                        *
+ * (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) for more details.                *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <default_viewer.h>
+#include <get_drawable_mesh.h>
+
+#include <vclib/qt/viewer_widget.h>
+
+#include <QApplication>
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+#if VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_QT
+    QApplication application(argc, argv);
+#endif
+
+    auto viewer = defaultViewer();
+
+    const bool TEXCOORDS_PER_VERTEX = false;
+
+    if (TEXCOORDS_PER_VERTEX) {
+        vcl::DrawableMesh<vcl::TriMesh> drawable =
+            getDrawableMesh<vcl::TriMesh>("VertTextureDouble.ply");
+        auto mrs = drawable.renderSettings();
+        mrs.setSurfaceShadingFlat();
+        mrs.setSurfaceColorPerVertexTexcoords();
+        drawable.setRenderSettings(mrs);
+        showMeshesOnViewer(argc, argv, viewer, drawable);
+    }
+    else {
+        vcl::DrawableMesh<vcl::TriMesh> drawable =
+            getDrawableMesh<vcl::TriMesh>("TextureDouble.ply");
+        auto mrs = drawable.renderSettings();
+        mrs.setSurfaceShadingFlat();
+        mrs.setSurfaceColorPerWedgeTexcoords();
+        drawable.setRenderSettings(mrs);
+        showMeshesOnViewer(argc, argv, viewer, drawable);
+    }
+
+#if VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_QT
+    viewer.showMaximized();
+    return application.exec();
+#else
+    (void) argc; // unused
+    (void) argv;
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/examples/render/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/render/CMakeLists.txt
index d0e710970..b20312646 100644
--- a/examples/render/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/render/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(999-misc)
 
 if (CAN_BUILD_VCLIB_EXAMPLES)
+    add_subdirectory(06-test-texcoords)
+
     # the following examples are the same of the ones in the core module,
     # but they add a viewer at the end in order to visualize the results
     add_subdirectory(9015-mesh-io-stl)
diff --git a/examples/render/common/default_viewer.h b/examples/render/common/default_viewer.h
index 1a420fddd..34c4cc784 100644
--- a/examples/render/common/default_viewer.h
+++ b/examples/render/common/default_viewer.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_COMMON_DEFAULT_VIEWER_H
 
 #include <vclib/mesh/requirements.h>
+#include <vclib/render/concepts/drawable_object.h>
 
 #if VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_QT
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -37,23 +38,37 @@
 #include <vclib/render/drawable/drawable_mesh.h>
 #endif
 
-template<vcl::MeshConcept... MeshTypes>
-int showMeshesOnDefaultViewer(int argc, char** argv, const MeshTypes&... meshes)
+template<vcl::MeshConcept MeshType>
+void pushMeshOnVector(
+    std::shared_ptr<vcl::DrawableObjectVector>& vector,
+    const MeshType&                             mesh)
 {
-#if VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_QT
-    QApplication application(argc, argv);
-#endif
+    if constexpr (vcl::DrawableObjectConcept<MeshType>)
+        vector->pushBack(mesh);
+    else
+        vector->pushBack(vcl::DrawableMesh<MeshType>(mesh));
+}
 
+auto defaultViewer()
+{
 #ifdef VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_QT
-    vcl::qt::MeshViewer viewer;
+    return vcl::qt::MeshViewer();
 #elif VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_GLFW
-    vcl::glfw::ViewerWindow viewer;
+    return vcl::glfw::ViewerWindow ;
 #endif
+}
 
+template<vcl::MeshConcept... MeshTypes>
+void showMeshesOnViewer(
+    int    argc,
+    char** argv,
+    auto&  viewer,
+    const MeshTypes&... meshes)
+{
     std::shared_ptr<vcl::DrawableObjectVector> vector =
         std::make_shared<vcl::DrawableObjectVector>();
 
-    (vector->pushBack(vcl::DrawableMesh<MeshTypes>(meshes)), ...);
+    (pushMeshOnVector(vector, meshes), ...);
 
     viewer.setDrawableObjectVector(vector);
 
@@ -62,6 +77,22 @@ int showMeshesOnDefaultViewer(int argc, char** argv, const MeshTypes&... meshes)
 #endif
 
     viewer.show();
+}
+
+template<vcl::MeshConcept... MeshTypes>
+int showMeshesOnDefaultViewer(int argc, char** argv, const MeshTypes&... meshes)
+{
+#if VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_QT
+    QApplication application(argc, argv);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_QT
+    vcl::qt::MeshViewer viewer;
+#elif VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_GLFW
+    vcl::glfw::ViewerWindow viewer;
+#endif
+
+    showMeshesOnViewer(argc, argv, viewer, meshes...);
 
 #if VCLIB_RENDER_EXAMPLES_WITH_QT
     viewer.showMaximized();
diff --git a/tests/render/000-static-asserts/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/render/000-static-asserts/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ed05f85b..3520e6ae6 100644
--- a/tests/render/000-static-asserts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/render/000-static-asserts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ set(TEST_NAME 000-static-asserts)
 project(vclib-test-${TEST_NAME})
 
 set(HEADERS
+    drawable_object.h
     canvas.h
     drawers.h
     render_app.h
diff --git a/tests/render/000-static-asserts/drawable_object.h b/tests/render/000-static-asserts/drawable_object.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acda9f463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/render/000-static-asserts/drawable_object.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * VCLib                                                                     *
+ * Visual Computing Library                                                  *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * Copyright(C) 2021-2025                                                    *
+ * Visual Computing Lab                                                      *
+ * ISTI - Italian National Research Council                                  *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify      *
+ * it under the terms of the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 as published *
+ * by the Mozilla Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or            *
+ * (at your option) any later version.                                       *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the              *
+ * Mozilla Public License Version 2.0                                        *
+ * (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) for more details.                *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef DRAWABLE_OBJECT_H
+#define DRAWABLE_OBJECT_H
+
+#include <vclib/meshes.h>
+#include <vclib/render/concepts/drawable_object.h>
+#include <vclib/render/drawable/drawable_mesh.h>
+
+void drawableObjectStaticAsserts()
+{
+    using namespace vcl;
+
+    static_assert(
+        DrawableObjectConcept<DrawableMesh<TriMesh>>,
+        "DrawableMesh does not satisfy the DrawableObjectConcept");
+    static_assert(
+        DrawableObjectConcept<const DrawableMesh<TriMesh>>,
+        "const DrawableMesh does not satisfy the DrawableObjectConcept");
+    static_assert(
+        DrawableObjectConcept<DrawableMesh<TriMesh>&>,
+        "DrawableMesh& does not satisfy the DrawableObjectConcept");
+    static_assert(
+        DrawableObjectConcept<const DrawableMesh<TriMesh>&>,
+        "const DrawableMesh& does not satisfy the DrawableObjectConcept");
+    static_assert(
+        DrawableObjectConcept<DrawableMesh<TriMesh>&&>,
+        "DrawableMesh&& does not satisfy the DrawableObjectConcept");
+}
+
+#endif // DRAWABLE_OBJECT_H
diff --git a/tests/render/000-static-asserts/main.cpp b/tests/render/000-static-asserts/main.cpp
index 39402511f..28cb1dd17 100644
--- a/tests/render/000-static-asserts/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/render/000-static-asserts/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "canvas.h"
+#include "drawable_object.h"
 #include "drawers.h"
 #include "render_app.h"
 #include "window_manager.h"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 int main()
 {
     canvasStaticAsserts();
+    drawableObjectStaticAsserts();
     drawersStaticAsserts();
     renderAppStaticAsserts();
     windowManagerStaticAsserts();
diff --git a/vclib/render/include/vclib/bgfx/drawable/drawable_mesh.h b/vclib/render/include/vclib/bgfx/drawable/drawable_mesh.h
index fbd77baa3..d810a5718 100644
--- a/vclib/render/include/vclib/bgfx/drawable/drawable_mesh.h
+++ b/vclib/render/include/vclib/bgfx/drawable/drawable_mesh.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class DrawableMeshBGFX : public AbstractDrawableMesh, public MeshType
     mutable MeshRenderSettingsUniforms mMeshRenderSettingsUniforms;
 
 public:
+    using AbstractDrawableMesh::name;
+
     DrawableMeshBGFX() = default;
 
     DrawableMeshBGFX(const MeshType& mesh) :
diff --git a/vclib/render/include/vclib/render/concepts/drawable_object.h b/vclib/render/include/vclib/render/concepts/drawable_object.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2de09ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vclib/render/include/vclib/render/concepts/drawable_object.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * VCLib                                                                     *
+ * Visual Computing Library                                                  *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * Copyright(C) 2021-2025                                                    *
+ * Visual Computing Lab                                                      *
+ * ISTI - Italian National Research Council                                  *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify      *
+ * it under the terms of the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 as published *
+ * by the Mozilla Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or            *
+ * (at your option) any later version.                                       *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the              *
+ * Mozilla Public License Version 2.0                                        *
+ * (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) for more details.                *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef VCL_RENDER_CONCEPTS_DRAWABLE_OBJECT_H
+#define VCL_RENDER_CONCEPTS_DRAWABLE_OBJECT_H
+
+#include <vclib/concepts.h>
+
+namespace vcl {
+
+template<typename T>
+concept DrawableObjectConcept = requires (T&& obj, uint u) {
+    { obj.draw(u) } -> std::same_as<void>;
+    { obj.boundingBox() } -> Box3Concept;
+    obj.clone();
+    { obj.isVisible() } -> std::same_as<bool>;
+    { obj.name() } -> std::convertible_to<std::string>;
+    { obj.info() } -> std::convertible_to<std::string>;
+
+    // non const requirements
+    requires IsConst<T> || requires {
+        { obj.init() } -> std::same_as<void>;
+        { obj.setVisibility(bool()) } -> std::same_as<void>;
+        { obj.name() } -> std::same_as<std::string&>;
+        { obj.info() } -> std::same_as<std::string&>;
+    };
+};
+
+} // namespace vcl
+
+#endif // VCL_RENDER_CONCEPTS_DRAWABLE_OBJECT_H