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This work presents a research into the origins of the teaching of design at college in São Paulo city having as a reference: basic course, especial bibliographies, historical context and the talks of the people engaged in those facts. This way one is a part of the biggest research and it aims to the very beginning of the design teaching in São Paulo, rescues the setting up of the teaching and verify the probable relations among the early Institutes and their personages. One of these is the architect and teacher Lívio Levi, who developed relevants researches on teaching of design and worked in lighting. His history is object of this article.