OLYMP:
On 1 October 1901 Carl Herzog founds die OLYMP Karl Herzog GmbH & Co. KG.

World:
The Nobel Prize was first awarded in 1901. Among the award winners were Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen for discovering X-rays and Emil von Behring for his research on diphtheria.

OLYMP:
In 1926 the first OLYMP hairdressing chair was put on the market.

World:
On 6 January 1926 the Deutsche Lufthansa was founded.

OLYMP:
In 1937 the first OLYMP pump-action chair came on the market.

World:
On 28 May 1937 the  "Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH", forerunner  of the Volkswagen AG company was founded.

OLYMP:
In 1969 Fred Herzog, grandson of the founder, joined the company.

World:
On 19 November 1969 Apollo 12 landed on the moon, Charles Conrad is the third person to land on the moon. Also the Beatles gave their final public concert on 30 January 1969.

OLYMP:
1989 OLYMP presents the world's first HairMaster: Combined infrared device and drying hood in one unit, internationally patented!

World:
On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall falls. The Iron Curtain opens.

OLYMP:
In 1993 OLYMP introduces synchronised adjustment: Optimisation of comfortable seating, in which the chair seat can be moved forward to the same extent as the backrest tilts back. For an ergonomically relaxed posture.

World:
Bill Clinton becomes George H. W. Bush's successor. Also the first edition of the news magazine Focus is published.

OLYMP:
In 2001 the eldest son of Fred Herzog, Marc Herzog, joins the company.  "Ever since I was a child, OLYMP played an important role for me. It is the life work of my family" admits Marc Herzog.

World:
Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center: On 11 September the western world comes to a standstill.