Olaf Salié

For over two decades, Olaf Salié served as editor-in-chief of the Deutsche Standards brand, most recently under the umbrella of the ZEIT publishing group. Since 2025, he has been editor of the ABOUT Germany series at Prestel Verlag, where his books Chanson and Traumfabriken were published. Olaf Salié is regarded as a creative originator and a well-connected project developer in the field of both print and digital media. Working with his long-time publisher Dr Florian Langenscheidt, he developed titles such as the Lexikon der deutschen Familienunternehmen (‘Encyclopaedia of German Family Businesses’). Alongside business-related topics, a particular focus of his work lies on the subject of artisan manufacturers. Olaf Salié lives in Berlin with his husband and their dog.