What's the difference between saying a desk is 'executive' versus calling it 'bow-front'?

These describe two different things: executive refers to the furniture tier — the size, materials, and suite compatibility that distinguish a professional office desk from a standard task desk. Bow-front describes the physical shape of the desk surface — a curved outward edge that adds roughly 10–12 inches of depth at the center, bringing your work surface closer to you. Many executive desks are bow-front, but an executive desk can also be straight-edge, and a bow-front desk isn't automatically executive grade. At FindOfficeFurniture.com you can filter by both attributes — call 888-719-4960 for help narrowing it down.