Weathervanes

Boasting a huge series of designs on the modern market, the concept of the weathervane is one which is centuries old – first showing up in history in both ancient China and Greece in about the 2nd century. Ever since those first and earliest examples, the weathervane has always provided the same level of information – enabling the user to see the direction of the wind.

Traditionally, weathervanes were mounted atop tall building and structures so as to read the wind direction from an uninterrupted and entirely pure standpoint – however as weather channels and smartphones have taken over, more often than not we see weathervanes being used as much for aesthetic purposes as for func...