diff --git a/src/vk_convert.cpp b/src/vk_convert.cpp
index e0e9f3a..80b1a05 100644
--- a/src/vk_convert.cpp
+++ b/src/vk_convert.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "vk_convert.hpp"
+#include <gz-util/string/conversion.hpp>
 
 bool vkBool2Bool(const vk::Bool32& b) {
     if (b == VK_TRUE) {
@@ -35,3 +36,12 @@ vk::Bool32 string2VkBool(const std::string& s) {
         return VK_FALSE;
     }
 }
+
+
+
+std::string toString(const vk::DescriptorSetLayoutBinding& binding) {
+    return "{ binding: " + gz::toString(binding.binding) + 
+        ", desc. count: " + gz::toString(binding.descriptorCount) +
+        ", desc. type: " + vk::to_string(binding.descriptorType) +
+        ", stage flags: " + vk::to_string(binding.stageFlags);
+}
diff --git a/src/vk_convert.hpp b/src/vk_convert.hpp
index 0e253ae..7ee6b67 100644
--- a/src/vk_convert.hpp
+++ b/src/vk_convert.hpp
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.hpp>
 #include <string>
 
+/* #ifdef GZ_UTIL_STRING_CONCEPTS */
+/*     static_assert(false, "gz-util/string/conversion.hpp is included before vk_convert.hpp!"); */
+/* #endif */
+
 vk::Bool32 bool2VkBool(const bool& b);
 bool vkBool2Bool(const vk::Bool32& b);
 
 vk::Bool32 string2VkBool(const std::string& s);
 std::string vkBool2String(const vk::Bool32& b);
 
+
+std::string toString(const vk::DescriptorSetLayoutBinding& binding);