diff --git a/src/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.h b/src/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.h
index c551708d..4f9069e3 100644
--- a/src/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.h
+++ b/src/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #ifndef SPLASH_SERIALIZE_IMAGEBUFFER_H
 #define SPLASH_SERIALIZE_IMAGEBUFFER_H
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 #include "./core/serializer.h"
 #include "./core/imagebuffer.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/serialize/serialize_mesh.h b/src/core/serialize/serialize_mesh.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64b957bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/serialize/serialize_mesh.h
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Emmanuel Durand
+ *
+ * This file is part of Splash.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Splash 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
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Splash.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @serialize_mesh.h
+ * Implements serialization of Mesh
+ */
+
+#ifndef SPLASH_SERIALIZE_MESH_H
+#define SPLASH_SERIALIZE_MESH_H
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+
+#include "./core/serializer.h"
+#include "./mesh/mesh.h"
+
+namespace Splash::Serial::detail
+{
+
+/*************/
+template <class T>
+struct getSizeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<glm::vec2, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static uint32_t value(const T& /*obj*/)
+    {
+        return 2 * sizeof(float);
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<glm::vec2, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static void apply(const T& obj, std::vector<uint8_t>::iterator& it)
+    {
+        const auto data = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&obj);
+        const auto size = 2 * sizeof(float);
+        std::copy(data, data + size, it);
+        it += size;
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct deserializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<glm::vec2, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static T apply(std::vector<uint8_t>::const_iterator& it)
+    {
+        T vector;
+        auto data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&vector);
+        const auto size = 2 * sizeof(float);
+        std::copy(it, it + size, data);
+        it += size;
+        return vector;
+    }
+};
+
+/*************/
+template <class T>
+struct getSizeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<glm::vec4, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static uint32_t value(const T& /*obj*/)
+    {
+        return 4 * sizeof(float);
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<glm::vec4, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static void apply(const T& obj, std::vector<uint8_t>::iterator& it)
+    {
+        const auto data = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&obj);
+        const auto size = 4 * sizeof(float);
+        std::copy(data, data + size, it);
+        it += size;
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct deserializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<glm::vec4, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static T apply(std::vector<uint8_t>::const_iterator& it)
+    {
+        T vector;
+        auto data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&vector);
+        const auto size = 4 * sizeof(float);
+        std::copy(it, it + size, data);
+        it += size;
+        return vector;
+    }
+};
+
+/*************/
+template <class T>
+struct getSizeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_base_of<Mesh::MeshContainer, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static uint32_t value(const T& obj)
+    {
+        uint32_t acc = getSize(obj.name);
+        acc += getSize(obj.vertices);
+        acc += getSize(obj.uvs);
+        acc += getSize(obj.normals);
+        acc += getSize(obj.annexe);
+        return acc;
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_base_of<Mesh::MeshContainer, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static void apply(const T& obj, std::vector<uint8_t>::iterator& it)
+    {
+        serializer(obj.name, it);
+        serializer(obj.vertices, it);
+        serializer(obj.uvs, it);
+        serializer(obj.normals, it);
+        serializer(obj.annexe, it);
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct deserializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_base_of<Mesh::MeshContainer, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static T apply(std::vector<uint8_t>::const_iterator& it)
+    {
+        Mesh::MeshContainer meshContainer;
+        meshContainer.name = deserializer<std::string>(it);
+        meshContainer.vertices = std::move(deserializer<std::vector<glm::vec4>>(it));
+        meshContainer.uvs = std::move(deserializer<std::vector<glm::vec2>>(it));
+        meshContainer.normals = std::move(deserializer<std::vector<glm::vec4>>(it));
+        meshContainer.annexe = std::move(deserializer<std::vector<glm::vec4>>(it));
+        return meshContainer;
+    }
+};
+}
+
+#endif // SPLASH_SERIALIZE_MESH_H
diff --git a/src/core/serializer.h b/src/core/serializer.h
index a27471cd..20b3d24d 100644
--- a/src/core/serializer.h
+++ b/src/core/serializer.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct getSizeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value ||
 template <class T>
 struct getSizeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<T, std::string>::value>::type>
 {
-    static uint32_t value(const T& obj) { return sizeof(uint32_t) + obj.size() * sizeof(char); }
+    static uint32_t value(const T& obj) { return sizeof(uint32_t) + obj.size() * sizeof(typename T::value_type); }
 };
 
 template <class T>
@@ -184,6 +184,19 @@ struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value |
     }
 };
 
+template <class T>
+struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<std::string, T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static void apply(const T& obj, std::vector<uint8_t>::iterator& it)
+    {
+        const auto size = static_cast<uint32_t>(obj.size());
+        serializer(size, it);
+        const auto data = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(obj.data());
+        std::copy(data, data + size * sizeof(typename T::value_type), it);
+        it += size * sizeof(typename T::value_type);
+    }
+};
+
 template <class T>
 struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<is_specialisation_of<std::chrono::time_point, T>::value>::type>
 {
@@ -198,7 +211,7 @@ struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<is_specialisation_of<std::chro
 };
 
 template <class T>
-struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<isIterable<T>::value>::type>
+struct serializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<isIterable<T>::value && !std::is_same<std::string, T>::value>::type>
 {
     static void apply(const T& obj, std::vector<uint8_t>::iterator& it)
     {
@@ -284,10 +297,11 @@ struct deserializeHelper<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<T, std::string>
 {
     static T apply(std::vector<uint8_t>::const_iterator& it)
     {
-        auto size = deserializer<uint32_t>(it);
+        const auto size = deserializer<uint32_t>(it);
         auto obj = T(static_cast<size_t>(size), ' ');
-        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
-            obj[i] = deserializer<typename T::value_type>(it);
+        auto data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(obj.data());
+        std::copy(it, it + size * sizeof(typename T::value_type), data);
+        it += size * sizeof(typename T::value_type);
         return obj;
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh.cpp b/src/mesh/mesh.cpp
index 225dfbb3..2831f9d1 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "./mesh/mesh.h"
 
 #include "./core/root_object.h"
+#include "./core/serializer.h"
+#include "./core/serialize/serialize_mesh.h"
 #include "./mesh/meshloader.h"
 #include "./utils/log.h"
 #include "./utils/osutils.h"
@@ -10,25 +12,19 @@ namespace Splash
 {
 
 /*************/
-Mesh::Mesh(RootObject* root)
+Mesh::Mesh(RootObject* root, MeshContainer meshContainer)
     : BufferObject(root)
+    , _mesh(meshContainer)
 {
     init();
-    _renderingPriority = Priority::MEDIA;
-}
-
-/*************/
-Mesh::~Mesh()
-{
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    Log::get() << Log::DEBUGGING << "Mesh::~Mesh - Destructor" << Log::endl;
-#endif
 }
 
 /*************/
 void Mesh::init()
 {
     _type = "mesh";
+    _renderingPriority = Priority::MEDIA;
+
     registerAttributes();
 
     // This is used for getting documentation "offline"
@@ -142,36 +138,15 @@ bool Mesh::read(const std::string& filename)
 /*************/
 SerializedObject Mesh::serialize() const
 {
-    SerializedObject obj;
-
     if (Timer::get().isDebug())
         Timer::get() << "serialize " + _name;
 
-    // For this, we will use the getVertex, getUV, etc. methods to create a serialized representation of the mesh
-    std::vector<std::vector<float>> data;
-    data.push_back(getVertCoordsFlat());
-    data.push_back(getUVCoordsFlat());
-    data.push_back(getNormalsFlat());
-    data.push_back(getAnnexeFlat());
-
     std::shared_lock<std::shared_mutex> readLock(_readMutex);
-    const int nbrVertices = data[0].size() / 4;
-    int totalSize = sizeof(nbrVertices); // We add to all this the total number of vertices
-    for (auto& d : data)
-        totalSize += d.size() * sizeof(d[0]);
-    obj.resize(totalSize);
-
-    auto currentObjPtr = obj.data();
-    const char* ptr = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&nbrVertices);
-    std::copy(ptr, ptr + sizeof(nbrVertices), currentObjPtr);
-    currentObjPtr += sizeof(nbrVertices);
-
-    for (auto& d : data)
-    {
-        ptr = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(d.data());
-        std::copy(ptr, ptr + d.size() * sizeof(float), currentObjPtr);
-        currentObjPtr += d.size() * sizeof(float);
-    }
+    auto mesh = _mesh;
+    mesh.name = _name;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> data;
+    Serial::serialize(mesh, data);
+    SerializedObject obj(ResizableArray(std::move(data)));
 
     if (Timer::get().isDebug())
         Timer::get() >> ("serialize " + _name);
@@ -188,75 +163,15 @@ bool Mesh::deserialize(SerializedObject&& obj)
     if (Timer::get().isDebug())
         Timer::get() << "deserialize " + _name;
 
-    // First, we get the number of vertices
-    int nbrVertices;
-    char* ptr = reinterpret_cast<char*>(&nbrVertices);
+    // After this, obj does not hold any more data
+    const auto serializedMesh = obj.grabData();
+    auto serializedMeshIt = serializedMesh.cbegin();
+    auto mesh = Serial::detail::deserializer<MeshContainer>(serializedMeshIt);
 
-    auto currentObjPtr = obj.data();
-    std::copy(currentObjPtr, currentObjPtr + sizeof(nbrVertices), ptr); // This will fail if float have different size between sender and receiver
-    currentObjPtr += sizeof(nbrVertices);
+    _bufferMesh = mesh;
+    _meshUpdated = true;
 
-    if (nbrVertices < 0 || nbrVertices > static_cast<int>(obj.size()))
-    {
-        Log::get() << Log::WARNING << "Mesh::" << __FUNCTION__ << " - Bad buffer received, discarding" << Log::endl;
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    std::vector<std::vector<float>> data;
-    data.push_back(std::vector<float>(nbrVertices * 4));
-    data.push_back(std::vector<float>(nbrVertices * 2));
-    data.push_back(std::vector<float>(nbrVertices * 4));
-
-    bool hasAnnexe = false;
-    if (obj.size() > static_cast<uint32_t>(nbrVertices) * 4 * 14) // Check whether there is an annexe buffer in all this
-    {
-        hasAnnexe = true;
-        data.push_back(std::vector<float>(nbrVertices * 4));
-    }
-
-    // Let's read the values
-    try
-    {
-        for (auto& d : data)
-        {
-            ptr = reinterpret_cast<char*>(d.data());
-            std::copy(currentObjPtr, currentObjPtr + d.size() * sizeof(float), ptr);
-            currentObjPtr += d.size() * sizeof(float);
-        }
-
-        // Next step: use these values to reset the vertices of _mesh
-        MeshContainer mesh;
-
-        mesh.vertices.resize(nbrVertices);
-        const auto vertPtr = reinterpret_cast<float*>(mesh.vertices.data());
-        std::copy(data[0].data(), data[0].data() + nbrVertices * 4, vertPtr);
-
-        mesh.uvs.resize(nbrVertices);
-        const auto uvsPtr = reinterpret_cast<float*>(mesh.uvs.data());
-        std::copy(data[1].data(), data[1].data() + nbrVertices * 2, uvsPtr);
-
-        mesh.normals.resize(nbrVertices);
-        const auto normalsPtr = reinterpret_cast<float*>(mesh.normals.data());
-        std::copy(data[2].data(), data[2].data() + nbrVertices * 4, normalsPtr);
-
-        if (hasAnnexe)
-        {
-            mesh.annexe.resize(nbrVertices);
-            const auto annexePtr = reinterpret_cast<float*>(mesh.annexe.data());
-            std::copy(data[3].data(), data[3].data() + nbrVertices * 4, annexePtr);
-        }
-
-        _bufferMesh = mesh;
-        _meshUpdated = true;
-
-        updateTimestamp();
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        createDefaultMesh();
-        Log::get()(Log::ERROR, __FUNCTION__, " - Unable to deserialize the given object");
-        return false;
-    }
+    updateTimestamp();
 
     if (Timer::get().isDebug())
         Timer::get() >> ("deserialize " + _name);
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh.h b/src/mesh/mesh.h
index 82a10332..36df68b2 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh.h
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh.h
@@ -42,16 +42,23 @@ namespace Splash
 class Mesh : public BufferObject
 {
   public:
+    struct MeshContainer
+    {
+        std::string name;
+        std::vector<glm::vec4> vertices;
+        std::vector<glm::vec2> uvs;
+        std::vector<glm::vec4> normals;
+        std::vector<glm::vec4> annexe;
+    };
+
+  public:
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      * \param root Root object
+     * \param meshContainer Mesh container to initialize the Mesh from
      */
-    Mesh(RootObject* root);
-
-    /**
-     * Destructor
-     */
-    virtual ~Mesh() override;
+    Mesh(RootObject* root, MeshContainer meshContainer = MeshContainer());
 
     /**
      * No copy constructor, but a copy operator
@@ -141,14 +148,6 @@ class Mesh : public BufferObject
     virtual void update() override;
 
   protected:
-    struct MeshContainer
-    {
-        std::vector<glm::vec4> vertices;
-        std::vector<glm::vec2> uvs;
-        std::vector<glm::vec4> normals;
-        std::vector<glm::vec4> annexe;
-    };
-
     std::string _filepath{};
     MeshContainer _mesh;
     MeshContainer _bufferMesh;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4eea1108..8696f626 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ target_sources(unitTests PRIVATE
     unit_tests/core/value.cpp
     unit_tests/core/world.cpp
     unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.cpp
+    unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_mesh.cpp
     unit_tests/image/image.cpp
     unit_tests/image/image_list.cpp
     unit_tests/utils/dense_deque.cpp
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ if (NOT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT update_assets
         COMMAND mkdir -p ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/data
         COMMAND cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/data/*.json ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/data/
+        COMMAND cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/data/*.obj ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/data/
         COMMAND cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../data/share/splash/color_map.png ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/data/
 
         )
diff --git a/tests/data/cubes.obj b/tests/data/cubes.obj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a94ea5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/cubes.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+# Blender v2.76 (sub 0) OBJ File: 'plane_1_projector.blend'
+# www.blender.org
+o Cubes_Plane.001
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diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.cpp
index 76c01750..eaeca1e0 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_imagebuffer.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  * along with Splash.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <doctest.h>
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_mesh.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_mesh.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89511d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/core/serialize/serialize_mesh.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Splash.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Splash 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
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Splash.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <doctest.h>
+
+#include "./core/serialize/serialize_mesh.h"
+#include "./core/serializer.h"
+#include "./mesh/mesh.h"
+#include "./utils/osutils.h"
+
+using namespace Splash;
+
+/*************/
+class MeshMockup : public Mesh
+{
+  public:
+    MeshMockup()
+        : Mesh(nullptr)
+    {
+    }
+
+    MeshContainer getContainer() const { return _mesh; }
+};
+
+/*************/
+TEST_CASE("Testing Mesh serialization")
+{
+    MeshMockup mesh;
+    mesh.read(Utils::getCurrentWorkingDirectory() + "/data/cubes.obj");
+    auto container = mesh.getContainer();
+    CHECK(container.vertices.size() != 0);
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> serializedMesh;
+    Serial::serialize(container, serializedMesh);
+    const auto deserializedMesh = Serial::deserialize<Mesh::MeshContainer>(serializedMesh);
+    CHECK_EQ(container.name, deserializedMesh.name);
+    CHECK_EQ(container.vertices, deserializedMesh.vertices);
+    CHECK_EQ(container.uvs, deserializedMesh.uvs);
+    CHECK_EQ(container.normals, deserializedMesh.normals);
+    CHECK_EQ(container.annexe, deserializedMesh.annexe);
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/core/serializer.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/core/serializer.cpp
index e604bd95..6b2b1fd9 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/core/serializer.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/core/serializer.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <deque>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ TEST_CASE("Testing serialized size computation")
     CHECK(Serial::getSize(chrono::system_clock::time_point(chrono::duration<int64_t, std::milli>(123456))) == sizeof(int64_t));
 }
 
+/*************/
+TEST_CASE("Testing serialization of std::string")
+{
+    const std::string someString = "Once upon a time...";
+    CHECK_EQ(Serial::getSize(someString), 23); // 4 (size as uint32_t) + 19 (char count)
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buffer;
+    Serial::serialize(someString, buffer);
+    CHECK_EQ(someString, Serial::deserialize<std::string>(buffer));
+}
+
 /*************/
 TEST_CASE("Testing serialized size computation for containers of containers")
 {