diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/Icons.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/Icons.java
index 652eadd..1298595 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/Icons.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/Icons.java
@@ -7,5 +7,11 @@ public interface Icons extends ClientBundle {
 	
 	@Source("cancel.png")
 	ImageResource cancel();
+
+	/**
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	@Source("loading.gif")
+	ImageResource loading();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/Resources.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/Resources.java
index 7cf05f5..c0561f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/Resources.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/Resources.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.resources;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
-import com.google.gwt.resources.client.ImageResource;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.AbstractImagePrototype;
 
 /**
@@ -9,17 +8,16 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.AbstractImagePrototype;
  *
  */
 public class Resources {
-	
-	public static final Icons ICONS = GWT.create(Icons.class);
-	
 
-	public static AbstractImagePrototype getIconCancel(){
-		
-		return AbstractImagePrototype.create(ICONS.cancel());  
+	public static final Icons ICONS = GWT.create(Icons.class);
+
+	public static AbstractImagePrototype getIconCancel() {
+
+		return AbstractImagePrototype.create(ICONS.cancel());
 	}
-	public static ImageResource getImageCancel() {
-		return ICONS.cancel();  
+
+	public static AbstractImagePrototype getIconLoading() {
+
+		return AbstractImagePrototype.create(ICONS.loading());
 	}
-	
-	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/loading.gif b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/loading.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae484b2
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/resources/loading.gif differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/Breadcrumbs.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/Breadcrumbs.java
index 87042ad..e33fcbf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/Breadcrumbs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/Breadcrumbs.java
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;
  */
 public class Breadcrumbs extends Composite {
 
-	public static final String DIVIDER = ">";
+	public static final String DIVIDER = "/";
 	private LinkedHashMap<String, Item> hashFileModel = new LinkedHashMap<String, Item>();// Ordered-HashMap
 	private Item lastParent;
 	private static BreadcrumbsUiBinder uiBinder = GWT.create(BreadcrumbsUiBinder.class);
-	private NavLink homeLink = new NavLink("Home");
 
 	@UiField
 	com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Breadcrumbs breadcrumbs;
@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@ public class Breadcrumbs extends Composite {
 	private void initBreadcrumbs() {
 		breadcrumbs.clear();
 		breadcrumbs.add(new NavLink(""));// INIT
-		breadcrumbs.add(homeLink);// INIT
-		breadcrumbs.add(new NavLink("2"));// INIT
+		breadcrumbs.add(new NavLink(""));
 	}
 
 	// @UiHandler("add")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/Navigation.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/Navigation.java
index 9768de8..26de841 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/Navigation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/Navigation.java
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ public class Navigation extends Composite{
 		
 		vre_folder.setActive(true);
 		vre_folder.setText(WorkspaceExplorerConstants.VRE_FOLDERS_LABEL);
-		vre_folder.setIcon(IconType.FOLDER_OPEN_ALT);
+		vre_folder.setIcon(IconType.FOLDER_CLOSE);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/WorkspaceExplorer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/WorkspaceExplorer.java
index 47f05f7..229cbb3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/WorkspaceExplorer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/view/WorkspaceExplorer.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.Util;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.grid.ItemsTable;
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.resources.Resources;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.rpc.WorkspaceExplorerService;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.rpc.WorkspaceExplorerServiceAsync;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.shared.FilterCriteria;
@@ -14,9 +15,11 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.shared.Item;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.shared.ItemType;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Style.Unit;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HorizontalPanel;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Image;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ScrollPanel;
 
 /**
@@ -26,11 +29,15 @@ public class WorkspaceExplorer {
 	
 	private final WorkspaceExplorerServiceAsync workspaceNavigatorService = GWT.create(WorkspaceExplorerService.class);
 	protected static final HorizontalPanel LOADING_PANEL = new HorizontalPanel();
+	protected static final Image LOADING_IMAGE = Resources.getIconLoading().createImage();
 
 	static {
-		LOADING_PANEL.setSpacing(3);
-		// LOADING_PANEL.add(LOADING_IMAGE);
-		LOADING_PANEL.add(new HTML("Loading..."));
+		LOADING_PANEL.getElement().getStyle().setMargin(5.0, Unit.PX);
+//		LOADING_PANEL.setSpacing(3);
+		LOADING_PANEL.add(LOADING_IMAGE);
+		HTML loading = new HTML("Loading...");
+		loading.getElement().getStyle().setPaddingLeft(5.0, Unit.PX);
+		LOADING_PANEL.add(loading);
 	}
 	protected List<ItemType> selectableTypes = new ArrayList<ItemType>();
 	protected List<ItemType> showableTypes = new ArrayList<ItemType>();