diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/DetailView.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/DetailView.kt
index fb41d84..67d3a5e 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/DetailView.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/DetailView.kt
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import tornadofx.*
 class DetailView: View() {
 
     val preview = Preview3D()
-    val metaLabel = Label("Auflösung: 8MP\n Name: Texture.png\n Andere: was anderes")
+    val metaLabel = Label("Auflösung: 8MP\nName: Texture.png\nAndere: was anderes")
     val cvTags = JFXChipView<String>()
 
     init {
         // set a default texture
-        preview.setTexture(Image("textures/sample_texture.jpg"))
+        preview.setTexture(Image("textures/sample_texture_1.jpg"))
     }
 
     override val root = form {
diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/FolderView.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/FolderView.kt
index 6ed3611..a025996 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/FolderView.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/FolderView.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.hso.texturesyncclient.view.mainView
 
+import com.jfoenix.controls.JFXButton
 import javafx.geometry.Insets
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField
 import javafx.scene.layout.Background
@@ -10,12 +11,22 @@ import tornadofx.*
 
 class FolderView : View("FolderView"){
 
-    val tf = TextField("FolderView")
+    val btn1 = JFXButton("Button 1")
+    val btn2 = JFXButton("Button 2")
 
-    override val root = gridpane {
+    override val root = flowpane {
+        hgap = 5.0
+        vgap = 5.0
+        paddingAll = 5.0
         prefWidth = 750.0
         background = Background(BackgroundFill(Paint.valueOf("#cfcfcf"), CornerRadii.EMPTY, Insets.EMPTY))
 
-        add(tf)
+        add(btn1)
+        add(btn2)
+
+        style {
+            btn1.style = "-fx-button-type: RAISED; -fx-background-color: #3c3f41; -fx-text-fill: #2b7bbb;"
+            btn2.style = "-fx-button-type: RAISED; -fx-background-color: #3c3f41; -fx-text-fill: #2b7bbb;"
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainView.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainView.kt
index 00282a3..b3dc78d 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainView.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainView.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package org.hso.texturesyncclient.view.mainView
 
+import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener
+import javafx.scene.image.Image
 import tornadofx.*
 
 class MainView : View() {
 
-    private val folderView = find(FolderView::class)
-    private val detailView = find(DetailView::class)
+    val folderView = find(FolderView::class)
+    val detailView = find(DetailView::class)
 
     private val mvc: MainViewController by inject()
 
@@ -21,6 +23,22 @@ class MainView : View() {
         }
 
         // actions
+        folderView.btn1.setOnAction {
+            mvc.setPreview3DTexture(Image("textures/sample_texture_1.jpg"))
+            mvc.setMeta("texture 1", "8MP", "Quelle: wikipedia")
+            mvc.setTags(observableList("Stein", "Rot", "super"))
+        }
+
+        folderView.btn2.setOnAction {
+            mvc.setPreview3DTexture(Image("textures/sample_texture_2.jpg"))
+            mvc.setMeta("texture 2", "300 x 400", "Quelle: Internet")
+            mvc.setTags(observableList("Reality", "is", "an", "illusion"))
+        }
+
+        detailView.cvTags.chips.addListener { change: ListChangeListener.Change<out String>? ->
+            mvc.updateTags()
+        }
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainViewController.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainViewController.kt
index 6b30469..1c7c328 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainViewController.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/view/mainView/MainViewController.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,37 @@
 package org.hso.texturesyncclient.view.mainView
 
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList
+import javafx.scene.image.Image
 import tornadofx.Controller
 
 class MainViewController : Controller() {
+
+    private val mv = find(MainView::class)
+
+    // FolderView elements
+
+    // DetailView elements
+    private val preview = mv.detailView.preview
+    private val metaLabel = mv.detailView.metaLabel
+    private val cvTags = mv.detailView.cvTags
+
+
+    fun setPreview3DTexture(img: Image) {
+        preview.setTexture(img)
+    }
+
+    fun setMeta(name: String, res: String, etc: String) {
+        metaLabel.text = "Name: $name\nAuflösung: $res\nAnderes: $etc"
+    }
+
+    fun setTags(chips: ObservableList<String>) {
+        cvTags.chips.clear()
+        cvTags.chips.addAll(chips)
+    }
+
+    // update the tags for the selected element
+    fun updateTags() {
+        println(cvTags.chips)
+    }
+
 }
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diff --git a/client/src/main/resources/textures/sample_texture.jpg b/client/src/main/resources/textures/sample_texture_1.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from client/src/main/resources/textures/sample_texture.jpg
rename to client/src/main/resources/textures/sample_texture_1.jpg
diff --git a/client/src/main/resources/textures/sample_texture_2.jpg b/client/src/main/resources/textures/sample_texture_2.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f98215
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/src/main/resources/textures/sample_texture_2.jpg differ