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A love story

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IN FLORENCE SINCE 1970

Il Bisonte was born in 1970 in a small artisanal laboratory in the heart of Florence, Italy.

The showroom and head offices are based in the same noble Corsini Palace overlooking the Arno river, where Popes, heads of government, intellectuals and artists stayed since the XVII Century and where the first creations of Il Bisonte were dreamt of, designed and produced over fifty years ago.

Headquarters

The executive offices and showroom, the studio of the brand’s founder, Wanny Di Filippo, and his amazing bison museum are…
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THE LEGEND

Wanny Di Filippo is the founding myth of the epopee of Il Bisonte and its authentic ambassador.

A determined dreamer, eclectic and out-of-the-box thinker, he embodies the values of living by your own rules and building your own history with freedom and creativity.

He founded his own Brand when a company turned down his drawings, considered too innovative: “If I can draw them – he said to himself – I can also manufacture them”.

Wanny Di Filippo

He is highly sought after by photographers at fashion kermises, revered as an icon by Florentines and idolized in Japan…
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Wanny Bio

Wanny Di Filippo was born in 1945 in Adria, in northen Italy. He came into the world on February 14th,…
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Wanny Remix

Wanny Di Filippo, Il Bisonte’s founder and ambassador, is unique. His customary attire is a pinwheel of colors that never…
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Wanny Style

A long and immaculate beard. Good-natured and generous eyes. White hair is gathered in a ponytail under his ever-present straw…
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BISON MANIA

Name and logo of Il Bisonte were born out of an unpredictable love story blossomed at the end of the Sixties. The main actors in this plot are a young Wanny Di Filippo, who at the time was dealing with the launch of his first artisanal leather workshop, and the strong and free animal chosen to represent his brand.

The most extraordinary collection of bisons in the world is a true testimony to the depth and all-encompassing nature of this passion: 2000 paintings, statues, prints, precious objects, toys and everyday paraphernalia from all over the world gathered in a cabinet of wonders like no other, open by appointment only at Palazzo Corsini, in Via del Parione in Florence.

Bisonte Mania

When asked why he chose such an unusual name for his leather bags and accessories company Wanny Di Filippo replied:…
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