Nancy Hiller (1959 – 2022)

Nancy R. Hiller, owner of NR Hiller Design, died August 29, 2022, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. This site contains a record of Nancy’s career in woodworking, furniture & cabinet making, and writing.

Obituary – The New York Times 
Obituary – The Herald-Times 
Tribute – Lost Art Press 
Tribute Wall – Allen Funeral Home

Inspired by architecture and furnishings from the late-19th through the mid–20th century, Nancy designed and built furniture and cabinetry with a strong period sensibility. She took pride in seeing each job through from start to finish—from close discussion of aesthetic and practical considerations to drawing, production, and painstaking installation.

Five Decades In Wood

1976, Islington, London: Helping my mother and stepfather work on old houses

1980, Friday Bridge, Cambridgeshire: My first commission

1997, Bloomington, Indiana: Working on my house (Photo by Kendall Reeves)

2002, Bloomington: Photo shoot for Fine Woodworking (Photo by Kendall Reeves)

2012, Belmont, Indiana: Demonstration of handcut dovetails at the studio of painter Theodore Clement Steele (Photo by Jim Krause)