Since he was a boy
Glass has been John’s work for as long as he can remember.
Holladay, Utah
Custom art glass, made for the home.
John Quist has worked in glass since he was a young boy. From Holladay, he still makes carved, beveled, and etched pieces for entries, doors, baths, and mirrors across Salt Lake City.
Holladay
Based in Holladay, for homes in Salt Lake City and the valley.
One opening at a time
Each piece is drawn for a specific door, bath, or room.
Selected work
Glass for the way a house is used.
Entries that take the daylight, carved panels you notice as you pass, bath glass that keeps a room open, and mirrors cut to the wall.
Entry doors
Beveled glass in a paired doorway.
Interior doors
Carved panels in a bedroom passage.
Bath glass
A clear enclosure set into a marble room.
Carved mirror
A round mirror with an openwork frame.
The craft
What John makes.
Carved and beveled glass
Patterns cut into the face of the glass. A bevel takes the daylight and sends it back as a bright edge. Floral, scroll, and geometric work, in clear glass or in mirror.
Entry doors and sidelights
The arrival of the house. Paired doors, sidelights, and panels proportioned to the opening, the trim, and the light in the hall.
Bath and shower glass
Frameless enclosures and panels, measured to the tile. The aim is a quiet line and a room that still feels open.
Etched and sandblasted glass
Frosted pattern, a monogram, or an image that gives privacy without closing the room. The depth can stay soft, or go deep enough to read from across a foyer.
How a piece begins
From a phone call to the opening.
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The call
Tell him about the house, the opening, and the timing.
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The measure
He looks at the light, the trim, and how the room is used.
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The glass
The piece is carved, beveled, or etched to that drawing.
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The setting
It is installed so the lines stay true to the opening.
The craftsman
John Quist
John Quist has been around glass since he was a young boy. He learned it by being near the work, then by doing the work, then by being trusted with rooms people live in every day.
He went on to lead Dixon Mirror and Glass, the Salt Lake company he later sold. Showers, mirrors, railings, and art glass from that shop went into homes across the valley. When the company changed hands, he kept the part he had cared about from the start: the art glass itself.
Quist Development is that work, in Holladay, under his own name. John still draws the pattern, and he still watches how a bevel meets the stile. A doorway, to him, is something a family will pass through for years. If you are planning glass for a home in Salt Lake City, call him. He will want to understand the room before he talks about the piece.
Start a piece
Call John.
A conversation is enough to begin. Tell him about the opening, the house, and when you hope to have the glass in.
(801) 560-1323
- Based in
- Holladay, Utah
- Serving
- Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Front
- Ask for
- John Quist