diff --git a/storage/serializers.py b/storage/serializers.py
index f7f58a8..d90e960 100644
--- a/storage/serializers.py
+++ b/storage/serializers.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-from storage.models import Item, Label
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from storage.models import Item, Label, Category
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework_hstore.serializers import HStoreSerializer
 
 
 class ItemSerializer(HStoreSerializer):
+    categories = serializers.SlugRelatedField(queryset=Category.objects, many=True, slug_field='name')
+    owner = serializers.SlugRelatedField(queryset=User.objects, slug_field='username')
+    taken_by = serializers.SlugRelatedField(queryset=User.objects, slug_field='username')
     class Meta:
         model = Item
-        fields = ('uuid', 'name', 'description', 'props', 'state', 'parent')
+        fields = ('uuid', 'short_id', 'name', 'description', 'props', 'state', 'parent', 'owner', 'taken_by', 'taken_on', 'taken_until', 'categories')
 
 class LabelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     item = ItemSerializer(required=False)