Leonardo Rapaj first started working with stone in his home country of Albania. He made his way through Greece, Italy, Switzerland and France, working with stone before finding his way to the U.S. In 2001, Leonardo’s Marble & Granite opened its doors in Farmington Hills, MI. The fabrication shop remained there for six years before moving to his current shop in Wixom, MI.

During his time in the States, Rapaj learned that he needed to invest in technology to do more detailed work. “Leonardo invested in a waterjet years ago,” said Vicki Plumaj, the company’s general manager. “He wanted the ability to cut logos, to do work that no one else wanted to do. We even had fabricators in the area coming to us for help on how to do something because we had the skill, technology and know-how.”